Root canals aren’t just about saving teeth—they may also support better metabolic health. New research links treating apical periodontitis with improved blood sugar control and reduced inflammation.

Bacteraemia of oral origin occurs at daily activities such as chewing and brushing the teeth; more often so in patients with gingivitis and periodontitis; [8] after dental procedures such as tooth ...

The baseline 1676 subjects had been selected randomly from a larger sample of 3273 subjects, and clinically examined in 1985. In brief, the baseline cohort was selected using the registry file of all ...

Dental x-rays revealed that a healthy 28-year-old man developed apical periodontitis in two teeth following an intense phase of bruxism that lasted about a year, according to a case report published ...

A study published in the journal Scientific Reports indicates that physical exercise combined with omega-3 supplementation considerably improves the immune response and reduces the severity of chronic ...

The inflammatory condition apical periodontitis (AP) may be more prevalent in women, and it may be more common in root-filled posterior teeth, according to a study recently published in the Journal of ...

As a public health dentist and researcher, for years I saw the same pattern. Patients with deep root infections often had wider health problems, particularly those with diabetes. I did not yet ...