Until my mid-40s, my approach to gum health was, at best, sporadic. I had always suspected that flossing was one of those ...

Periodontal (gum) disease and diabetes are locked in a grim partnership aimed at undermining your health, experts warn.

Periodontal (gum) disease and diabetes are locked in a grim partnership aimed at undermining your health, experts wa ...

If you don’t floss your teeth, food debris, plaque, and bacteria have ample opportunity to wreak havoc on your oral health ...

Medically reviewed by Edmund Khoo, DDS Gum cancer, also called gingiva cancer, occurs when cells in the gum grow out of control, forming tumors or lesions. A common form of gum cancer is squamous cell ...

Worldwide hypertension is estimated to affect up to four-in-ten people over the age 25 - claiming around 7.5 million lives a ...

And there's one ... of gum disease. Sometimes, that hardened plaque becomes an even bigger problem because it spans several teeth. "A calculus bridge forms when the calculus around individual ...

Practising good oral health – caring for both teeth and gums – can avoid painful and expensive treatment later on ...

Encourage your child to eat more fiber-rich fruits and vegetables, drink more water and engage in physical activity ...

A grandmother had to have all her teeth removed and replaced with £8,000 implants after losing more than half of her teeth to gum disease ... Afterwards, I got very swollen and bruised ...

had to have all her teeth removed and replaced with £8,000 implants after losing more than half of her teeth to gum disease. Hayley Debra Potter, 57, from Derby, began losing her teeth 14 years ago.