Daily choices shape the health of your mouth more than any single gadget or quick fix. What you do in minutes each morning ...

Oral health, as a crucial aspect of well-being, has increasingly been recognized for its pivotal impact on global quality of ...

A healthy mouth contributes to a healthier you. When we think about health and wellness, the focus is often on nutrition, exercise, mental health, or disease prevention. One area that is frequently ...

In a recent study in the journal Nutrients, researchers collated and synthesized almost 250 peer-reviewed publications investigating the "oral-gut axis," a complex, bidirectional communication network ...

When the calendar flips to a new year, many of us aim to use this blank slate as the time to (finally) lose weight, drink ...

Not long ago, Dr. Suzanne Fournier saw a 16-year-old patient with a swollen face and difficulty breathing. Fournier, a dentist who practices at an urban hospital in Louisiana, had to extract six of ...

Poor oral health may increase dementia risk through both biological and social pathways, as reported by researchers from Science Tokyo. Drawing on recent epidemiologic research, the team highlights ...

Emerging evidence from two studies links periodontal disease with heightened risk for cerebrovascular disease and stroke, suggesting a potential connection between oral and brain health. While more ...

If your patients are taking GLP-1s, you’ve explained the common side effects, such as gastrointestinal (GI) issues and muscle-loss implications. However, GLP-1 receptor agonists, often prescribed for ...

This article explores how chronic periodontitis may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease through systemic inflammation, oral pathogens, and neurodegenerative mechanisms. It highlights prevention, ...