It’s a well-known fact in the world of dentistry that over 75 percent of people over 35 years of age in North America have some type of gum disease (also known as periodontal disease), and most aren’t even aware that they have it...

Gum disease, which is also known as periodontal disease, is very stealthy because it can exist in your mouth and be doing some real damage before any symptoms occur...

On May 25th, 2000, The Surgeon General released a report entitled Oral Health In America that indicated a “possible association between periodontal disease (gum disease) and diseases such as atherosclerosis, heart attacks and strokes...

According to the American Academy of Periodontology, there are certain factors that create a higher probability that a person will develop periodontal disease...

Laser periodontal therapy is a procedure that is used to treat and repair the effects of periodontal disease...

Periodontal disease control is important because, as of right now, there is no known cure for it Doctors and dentists are quickly learning more about this problem and improving the treatments for it drastically...

Problems in your mouth may seem like just that…problems in your mouth But they are so much more...

Periodontal disease (also known as gum disease) is quite stealthy…it is one of those afflictions that takes hold in your body and you don’t even know it’s there until it has already done some severe damage to your teeth, tissues, bones and even your overall health...

Research has shown that gum disease (also known as periodontal disease) is connected to problems such as heart disease, respiratory problems, diabetes and even pregnancy problems...

Research has shown that gum disease (also known as periodontal disease) is connected to problems such as heart disease, respiratory problems, diabetes and even pregnancy problems...

Typically people in their thirties and forties (and men more than women) are most susceptible to periodontal disease...

Periodontal disease is the dental term used to technically refer to an inflammatory disease caused by bacterial infection within the gums of the mouth – which dentists call the periodontal part of the mouth...

Periodontal disease is really nothing more than a technical word for gum disease, because in the language of health care and dentistry the word periodontal means “having to do with the gums...

Contrary to popular notion, gingivitis, which is the first stage of periodontal disease affects children and adolescents as much as it does adults...

Periodontal disease or Gum disease ranges from gingivitis, which is a simple inflammation of the gums to a more serious form of the disease that causes major damage to the bone and soft tissue that support the teeth...

How well you take care of your teeth can actually affect the health of other parts of your body If you allow for the health of your mouth to deteriorate you can develop periodontal disease...

What do oral cancer, heart disease, diabetes, respiratory ailments premature low birth-weight babies have in common...

Periodontal disease or periodontitus is a disease of the connective tissue supporting the teeth which causes progressive bone loss and eventual loss of the teeth...

Can periodontal gum disease be reversed The answer is yes, if you begin early enough and are diligent...