Gum disease — medically known as periodontitis — affects 47.2% of adults over age 30 in the U.S. About 8.5% of them may have severe periodontitis. Gum disease is a severe infection or inflammation of ...

One of the most frustrating insurance questions is what to do when your patient needs limited scaling and root planing, but the rest of the mouth is pretty healthy. This frequently discussed situation ...

Periodontal disease is caused by bacteria, which leads to an inflammatory response in the mouth and body. This inflammation in the mouth can cause the gum tissue to become red, puffy, and pull away ...

Design The study was a multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT). Intervention A total of 130 patients received either the active or placebo gel in periodontal pockets in one quadrant of the mouth ...

Research suggests links between periodontal disease and rheumatoid arthritis, so might scaling and root planing reduce signs of both diseases in patients with both conditions? To find out, ...

Data sources Medline, the Cochrane Oral Health Group Trials Register and EMbase were data sources. Reference lists from relevant articles were also hand-searched and a further search was made by hand ...

Maternal periodontal disease has been associated with an increased risk of preterm birth and low birth weight. We studied the effect of nonsurgical periodontal treatment on preterm birth. We randomly ...