Periodontist explains how the relationship between diabetes and gum disease shapes patient care and prevention

For people living with diabetes, caring for their gums can be just as important as managing blood sugar. Research has shown ...
Science Daily

Cavities and gum disease could nearly double stroke risk

People with both cavities and gum disease were found to have an 86% higher stroke risk than those with healthy mouths. The ...
WPBF

Precautionary boil-water notice issued for some residents in Greenacres

DISARM ITS FIGHTERS. A HEALTH ALERT TONIGHT, THE PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED A PRECAUTIONARY BOIL WATER NOTICE FOR 300 CUSTOMERS. IT IMPACTS PEOPLE LIVING IN GREEN ACRES ...
Indiatimes

What happens if you swallow chewing gum, science debunks the seven-year myth

The myth that swallowed gum stays in your stomach for seven years is false; it typically passes through the digestive system within 1-2 days. While occasional swallowing is harmless, frequent ...
The New Zealand Herald

Pātea residents advised to boil water while new treatment unit installed

Residents in South Taranaki town Pātea have been advised to boil drinking and cooking water as new ultraviolet treatment is implemented. The Water Services Authority - Taumata Arowai directed South ...
CNN

Gum disease and the Mediterranean diet are connected to inflammation. Here’s how

“We’ve known for a really long time that periodontal or gum health is associated with cardiovascular disease and vice versa — they’re interconnected. We also know that people that have periodontal ...
Palm Beach Post

Pipe break leads to boil-water order for east Boynton, nearby communities

BOYNTON BEACH — Parts of Boynton Beach and other nearby communities served by the city’s utilities department are under a boil-water order as of today, officials said. A pipe broke as a contractor was ...
AZFamily

Alternative treatment for gum recession available in Phoenix

The collision happened at 6:30 a.m. on eastbound I-10 near Bapchule Road in Casa Blanca, a few miles south of Chandler. Phoenix police are looking for a gray Jeep Cherokee and witnesses say the driver ...
Yahoo

Gum disease treatment slows the thickening of arteries, clinical trial shows

Research has long pointed to a link between poor gum health and a higher risk of cardiovascular disease — and now, a new trial suggests that treating severe gum disease may reduce the narrowing of a ...
Fox2Now St. Louis

Boil advisories still in effect for St. Charles & St. Peters; water conservation orders lifted

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – All residents and businesses in the cities of St. Charles and St. Peters remain under a boil advisory as of Saturday afternoon, though water conservation orders have now been lifted ...
Los Angeles Times

How Is Gum Disease Treated? Your Guide to Periodontal Therapy

There’s a tension in modern periodontics that we don’t talk about enough. A clinical paradox. We have our primary enemy in sight: a pathogenic biofilm that destroys the structures holding teeth in ...