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What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… A third of…
Dentistry
New research links gum disease with Alzheimer’s
Gum disease has links with Alzheimer’s according to new research published in the latest issue of Science Advances. The research found that…
Dentistry
Gum disease increases chances of an early labour
Gum disease significantly increases the chances of pregnant women going into labour early, a new study has found. The study…
Oral health
Treating gum disease could ease the symptoms of type 2 diabetes
Treating gum disease could help people with type 2 diabetes manage their blood glucose levels and may reduce their risk…
Dentistry
Women with periodontitis three times more likely to develop breast cancer
Women with periodontitis are three times more likely to develop breast cancer, a new study has shown. The authors now believe that…
Oral health
Asthma increases chances of suffering from gum disease
Asthma sufferers are 18.8% more likely to suffer from gum disease, new research has found. The research, which looked at…
Oral health
Gum disease raises risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by 70%
People suffering with gum disease for 10 years or longer are 70% more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. A new…
Oral health
Unhealthy gums increase chances of cancer in older women
Unhealthy gums could be putting older women at a higher risk of developing cancer, a new study has found. The…
Oral health
New periodontal vaccine in development
A vaccine to prevent and treat gum disease has been developed by Australian scientists. Scientists at Melbourne University’s Oral Health…
Oral health
Untreated tooth infections increase heart disease risk
A new study has found that undetected tooth infections could increase the risk of heart disease by almost three times.…
Oral health
Dental practice’s sunflower competition reaches for the sky
A dental practice in Exeter has been bringing the community together to raise money for AgeUK. Life Dental and Wellbeing’s…
Oral health
Help patients at greater risk of periodontitis
According to the Delivering Better Oral Health toolkit, maintaining periodontal health and preventing periodontitis should be based on; detecting…
Oral health
Gum disease: Detecting periodontitis
GSK, manufacturers of Corsodyl has launched a new distance learner for dental professionals on the topic of gum disease. According…
Dentistry
New CPD learner app to help maintain periodontal health
Join the free Corsodyl CPD opportunity which can contribute up to 1.5 hours towards verifiable CPD on the topic of…
Private Practice
Funding grant for simple saliva test for gum disease
A research team from the Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry has been awarded a grant from the Oral and Dental…
Oral health
Typical toothbrushing times for Brits discovered
Research conducted by the Oral Health Foundation has uncovered the most likely times we are to brush our teeth. More…
Oral health
Investment in dental health of diabetic patients could save NHS millions
Tackling the dental health of those suffering with diabetes has been found to create substantial savings in further medical treatments,…
Oral health
Campaign launched to raise awareness of gum disease
On Thursday 12 May this year, for the first time in its 67-year history, the British Society of Periodontology (BSP)…
Oral health
Link between gum disease and cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s
A new study has found a link between gum disease and greater rates of cognitive decline in people with early…
Oral health