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Dry mouth, or xerostomia, is the sensation that there is not enough saliva (spit) to keep your mouth moist. While everyone feels parched occasionally—usually due to dehydration or stress—chronic dry mouth occurs when your salivary glands don't produce enough saliva to function normally which can affect your teeth, gums and digestion.
"We've known for a while that there is an association between gum disease and rheumatoid arthritis. But our new work suggests periodontal disease is causal," says study head Jerry A. Molitor, MD, PhD, associate professor in the division of rheumatology and autoimmune disease at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Compared to people with mild or ... Read more
Gum disease affects fertility, and may add two-plus months to getting pregnant. Fertility drugs may contribute towards gingivitis. Gum disease affects men's sperm modality.
Joanne Maglares, now 50, visited her dentist for a broken tooth from chewing on ice, she had no inkling that her overall health was in jeopardy. Read this story to see how the dentist, Dr. Maria Emanuel Ryan, contributed to saving her life!
An antioxidant is a molecule capable of inhibiting the oxidation of other molecules. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that transfers electrons from a substance to an oxidizing agent. Oxidation reactions can produce free radicals. In turn, these radicals can start chain reactions that damage cells. Antioxidants terminate these chain reactions by removing free radical intermediates, ... Read more
Radicals (often referred to as free radicals) are atoms, molecules, or ions with unpaired electrons on an open shell configuration. Free radicals may have positive, negative or zero charge. Even though they have unpaired electrons, by convention, metals and their ions or complexes with unpaired electrons are not radicals. [1] With some exceptions, the unpaired ... Read more
NYU dental researchers have found the first long-term evidence that periodontal (gum) disease may increase the risk of cognitive dysfunction associated with Alzheimer's disease in healthy individuals........
It's thought that naturally occurring substances in green tea have bacteriocidal effects helping to kill mouth bacteria and ward off tooth decay and gum disease.
Gingivitis is a form of periodontal disease defined as chronic inflammation of the gums. Infection invades the tissues of the gums and the periodontal ligaments and even the alveolar bone where the teeth attach. One of the most proven ways to protect your gums from periodontal disease is to use vitamin C supplements. Vitamin C ... Read more