NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with moderate to severe gum disease may have an elevated risk of developing type 2 diabetes, the results of a new study suggests. Researchers found that among nearly ...

Individuals with gum disease may have a higher risk of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome, highlighting the importance of including oral health as part of cardiometabolic care, reports ...

Certain diabetes complications were linked to moderate and severe periodontitis, a cross-sectional analysis using Danish population-based data suggested. Among nearly 16,000 patients with type 2 ...

People with diabetes are more prone to gum disease, due to the damage the chronic illness does to small blood vessels, a new study warns. Diabetics who suffer from other diseases caused by small blood ...

Though periodontitis was associated with a heightened risk of cognitive decline, it was not linked to the risk of dementia, according to a new study published on May 15 in the Journal of Clinical ...

When it comes to maintaining your health, you may be overlooking one of the most important parts of your body: your mouth. Gum disease is the most common oral disease, with studies estimating that up ...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Periodontal disease is a common and growing issue. About 40 percent of adults ages 30 and over have some form of it. That number increases to 70 percent for ...

ATLANTA—Moderate or severe periodontal disease (MSPD) is associated with an increased risk of death among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), researchers reported at the American Society of ...

Background: It is generally accepted that diabetes increases the prevalence and severity of periodontitis, and is now considered the sixth "-opathy" of diabetes. The aim of this study was to determine ...

Periodontitis, or gum disease, can turn up in an individual as a result of infections and inflammation of the gums. This can cause a lot of discomfort and, at its worst, can cause teeth to loosen and ...

Several large studies and meta-analyses agree that moderate or severe gum disease is significantly associated with dementia. For example, one study showed suffering from chronic gum disease for ten ...