Who doesn’t get excited about the tooth fairy? With this craft from ZiggityZoom.com, you can help your kids create a safe place to put their teeth so that the tooth fairy will easily be able to find ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Lip and tongue piercings can damage teeth and gums, and high-dose flu shots are recommended for American seniors. Cleveland.com is rounding up some of the most notable local and ...

Oral piercings should be removed to save teeth and gums, urged dental professionals displaying an e-poster at EuroPerio10, the world's leading congress in periodontology and implant dentistry ...

Gum disease affects nearly half of U.S. adults is preventable. Discover expert tips from a U of U Health periodontist to keep ...

Adult teeth are some of the strongest parts of the human body, but they’re clearly not indestructible. A lifetime of bottle cap removal, stubborn package opening, hard candy crunching, and other ...

We’re all for advances in dentistry that don’t involve our gums being jabbed with pointy metal objects. A new study is taking on one of those pointy metal objects—the periodontal probe—and looking to ...

Squid ink could one day make getting checked for gum disease at the dentist less tedious and even painless. By combining squid ink with light and ultrasound, a team led by engineers has developed a ...

It’s one of the worst parts of a dental checkup — painful probing with sharp instruments to look for signs of gum disease. The time-consuming and sometimes bloody process keeps patients fearful, ...

Bleeding gums or pus near your teeth may be early signs of periodontitis. Learn the symptoms, risks, diagnosis steps, and ...