How Is Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked to Gum Disease?

How Is Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked to Gum Disease?

A November 2020 study found more evidence of connections between rheumatoid arthritis and periodontal (gum) disease. What Is Rheumatoid Arthritis? Rheumatoid arthritis a chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disease, which causes the immune system to mistakenly attack...
How Much Of Our Oral Health Is Genetic?

How Much Of Our Oral Health Is Genetic?

From the moment that we’re born, we always have people commenting on how much we take after a parent or a family member. “You have your mama’s laugh,” or “You have your uncle’s nose,” are variations of sayings that all of us listen to during...

NYMC Discovers Link Between Gum Disease and Obesity

Research performed at New York Medical College believes to have discovered a connection between periodontitis and obesity. As explained by Nader G. Abraham, PhD, DrHC, one of the researchers and a professor of medicine and pharmacology, this is the first time ever...