Are your gums red, puffy and tender? If so, a deep dental cleaning might be on the agenda at your next dentist appointment. Your dentist might recommend a deep cleaning when you develop certain ...

If you’ve noticed persistent bad breath or bleeding gums, you might be overlooking vital signs of oral health issues. These symptoms, along with swollen gums, receding gums, and even loose teeth, can ...

There’s a tension in modern periodontics that we don’t talk about enough. A clinical paradox. We have our primary enemy in sight: a pathogenic biofilm that destroys the structures holding teeth in ...

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