If you've recently been told by your dentist or gum doctor (periodontist) that you need a gum graft, don't panic. Gum surgery sounds worse than it is. A gum graft may be necessary to protect your ...

DEAR ERIC: I play cards weekly with a group. One of the women sometimes chews gum during our games, noisily and with her mouth open. This is worse than fingernails on a chalkboard to me. Why do ...

Your morning routine might seem ordinary until you notice something that makes you pause at the bathroom sink. That slight pink tinge in the water after brushing your teeth could be more than just ...

In a significant breakthrough that bridges oral health and cardiology, researchers from Hiroshima University in Japan have found that individuals suffering from gum disease may face a significantly ...

Steven W. Kerrigan receives funding from Science Foundation Ireland, Health Research Board of Ireland, Irish Research Council and Enterprise Ireland . The mouth is often described as a window to ...

We are riddled with microplastics. It is in our bloodstream, in our lungs, in our liver – pretty much anywhere you look in the human body, you will find minuscule bits of plastic. And there are many ...

The researchers also said that most common chewing gum sold in supermarkets is called synthetic gum. (Image Credits: Pixabay) A new study has revealed that chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny ...

Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, researchers said, while warning of the pollution created by the rubber-based sweet. The small study comes as ...

Not to burst your perfectly blown bubble, but it turns out that chewing gum may be flooding your mouth with microplastics. As detailed in a pilot study, which is awaiting peer review, a team of UCLA ...

Although research into the dangers of microplastics has only just begun, microplastics have been found in all parts of the human body, including In a study presented at the American Chemical Society's ...

Sleeping causes you to age more rapidly and die sooner, subjectively anyway. Anyway most people eat out of take-out containers, microwavable meal plates, all the raw ingredients in restaurants and ...