Researchers in Brazil have created a new biomaterial that could offer an effective way to treat periodontitis, a serious form of gum disease.

Periodontal disease may be associated with wider systemic inflammatory and immune-related health risks, according to a new population-based study by researchers at King’s College London.

Implant-derived titanium particles have been implicated in peri-implant inflammation, but how they might contribute to persistent peri-implantitis has remained unclear.

Oral and oropharyngeal cancers remain a significant clinical challenge, and growing evidence has linked the oral microbiome to head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) development, progression or recurrence.

Although the prescription of opioids by dentists in the US has decreased sharply in recent years, dentists in the country still prescribe opioids at a substantially higher rate than their counterparts in several other high-income countries, a recent study has found.

Recent research has found that people who had root canal treatment for long-lasting infections at the root tip experienced lower blood sugar and reduced inflammation over the following two years.

A new type of artificial saliva, delivered as a mouthwash and made using a lab-modified sugarcane protein called CANECPI-5, could help protect the teeth of patients with head and neck cancer.

Researchers in Germany have mapped how the element zinc is distributed throughout teeth in unprecedented detail.

New research suggests that treating certain dental infections could help lower inflammation associated with heart disease, while also improving blood sugar and cholesterol levels.

A recent study suggests that older Americans who do not get enough lycopene in their diet face a much higher risk of developing severe periodontitis.