I have been given some advice recently by an astute dental scholar. He encouraged me to understand the science of evidence, which sounds like a

Dear DrBicuspid Member, The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed an antitrust complaint against the three largest distributors in dentistry: Henry Schein, Patterson Companies,

Regular dental care may be able to significantly lower patients’ stroke risk, according to a January 15 study published in the journal Stroke. This research

Patients with severe periodontal disease have a 24% greater risk of developing cancer than patients with no or mild periodontal disease, according to a new

Here is an account that unfolds like the best science fiction tale ever written. It’s the relationship between bacteria and mitochondria and eventually gum disease.

A new study adds to existing evidence that maintaining better oral health can reduce the risk of cancer. Researchers identified links between certain periodontal pathogens

Can failing to floss regularly increase your patients’ risk of gastric cancer? A new study investigated the relationship between the presence of precancerous gastric lesions

I recently had lunch with an old friend who is a physician whom I hadn’t seen in many years. Decades ago, we were close and

Is avoiding periodontal disease as easy as telling your patients to eat more yogurt? Of course not, but a new study found that those who

Does periodontal disease in pregnant women lead to miscarriages? If mothers-to-be are exposed to fluoride, will their children have low IQs? Such findings are often

If your patient told you he or she had heartburn and took an antacid to treat it, that would be easy, wouldn’t it? Most of