A healthy mouth contributes to a healthier you. When we think about health and wellness, the focus is often on nutrition, exercise, mental health, or disease prevention. One area that is frequently ...

Gary Moran receives funding from the Irish Health Research Board (HRB) and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI). Your mouth is one of the most diverse habitats in the human body. It contains over 700 ...

Oral infections are more likely to occur in people with chronic kidney disease and are more likely to become a significant problem. Proper dental care also benefits people on dialysis or those seeking ...

This article explores how chronic periodontitis may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease through systemic inflammation, oral pathogens, and neurodegenerative mechanisms. It highlights prevention, ...

As a new presidential administration takes office, I’m writing on behalf of the more than 159,000 members of the American Dental Association (ADA) to invite everyone in the American government to take ...

Oral bacteria that migrate to the gut can generate metabolites that reach the brain and accelerate Parkinson’s disease.