gum disease

A woman from Bromley has won £30,000 in compensation after her dentist failed to diagnose bone deterioration that led to her losing multiple teeth. Maxine Petty,...

A Leamington dentist claims to have invented a brush that can cure chronic gum disease in under a week; Dr Hani Mostafa, of Dentistry at the Gallery in Leicester...

Scientists are claiming that brushing your teeth could help to prevent arthritis in later life. According to researchers at the University of Louisville’s School...

A 1000-year-old skeleton has revealed what is believed to be the oldest case of gum disease in human history; the remains were described as a ‘microbial...

Dentists working with the athletes that took part in the London 2012 Olympics have revealed that they found ‘striking’ levels of tooth decay in those competing...

According to a new survey, seven million British people do not clean their teeth regularly; one in seven even admitted leaving it two days before brushing and 21%...

New research published in the Journal of Periodontal Research suggests that the antibacterial properties contained in blackberries could help prevent or at least...

Although most dentists would strongly advocate regular flossing to prevent dental problems, a provocative new book by Dr Ellie Phillips claims that this habit is a...

According to new research carried out by Newcastle University, getting treatment for thinning bones could have a huge effect on dental health, even stopping teeth...