Mouth Bacteria Linked to Fatty Liver Disease
Scientists discovered that a specific type of bacteria living in your mouth might be connected to a serious liver condition called fatty liver disease. …
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Can Probiotics Help Prevent Cavities in Kids?
Researchers reviewed 12 studies to see if probiotics—the "good bacteria" found in some foods and supplements—could help prevent cavities in children and …
Read MoreApple Juice With Special Compounds Helps Protect Teeth From Sugar Damage
Researchers tested whether adding special compounds from apples to juice could protect teeth from the damage caused by sugar. Thirty healthy men drank two …
Read MoreNew Vitamin D Treatment May Help Diabetics with Gum Disease
Gum disease is especially tough for people with diabetes because their immune systems don't work as well. Scientists found that a special vitamin D-like …
Read MoreKids With Asthma May Have More Tooth Problems
Researchers studied 180 children to understand how asthma affects their teeth and gums. They compared children with asthma to their healthy siblings and other …
Read MoreCould Depression Meds Help Protect Your Gums?
Researchers studied nearly 10,000 Americans and found something surprising: people taking antidepressants had fewer gum diseases than those not taking them. …
Read MoreYour Teeth Shape What You Eat: A Study of Older Adults
Researchers studied nearly 12,000 older adults in China to understand how dental health affects what people choose to eat. They found that people with fewer …
Read MoreCan Vitamins Help Your Dental Implants Stay Strong?
Researchers looked at dozens of studies to understand how vitamins and supplements affect dental implants. They found that vitamin D appears to be especially …
Read MoreCould Vitamin D Be Your Secret Weapon Against Cavities?
Scientists are taking a fresh look at vitamin D's role in preventing cavities, a topic that was actually popular decades ago before fluoride took over. This …
Read MoreMom's Vitamin D During Pregnancy May Help Baby's Teeth Stay Healthy
Researchers followed over 4,000 pregnant women and their children to see if the mother's vitamin D levels during pregnancy affected whether kids got cavities. …
Read MoreHealthy Eating and Tooth Health May Help Stop Binge Eating
Researchers studied over 1,000 adults to understand how three things connect: eating a Mediterranean diet (lots of vegetables, fish, and olive oil), binge …
Read MoreVitamin B12 May Help Protect Your Teeth From Cavities
Researchers studied over 5,000 people to understand how different vitamins affect tooth decay. They found that people with higher levels of vitamin B12 were …
Read MoreDo Implant Dentures Help Older Adults Get Better Nutrition?
Researchers looked at whether implant-supported dentures (teeth anchored to jaw implants) help older adults absorb nutrients better than traditional dentures. …
Read MoreYour Teeth May Help Prevent Gallstones, Study Finds
Researchers looked at data from thousands of Americans to understand if having healthy, working teeth might protect against gallstones—hard deposits that form …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Heal Tooth Root Problems?
Researchers looked into whether taking vitamin D supplements might help treat apical lesions—painful infections that form at the tip of a tooth's root. This …
Read MoreLosing Teeth May Affect Your Ability to Move and Stay Healthy
Researchers studied over 8 million older Americans to understand how tooth loss affects overall health and independence. They found that people who have lost …
Read MoreLosing Teeth May Hurt Your Heart Health, Study Shows
Researchers in Japan studied over 215,000 adults to understand how losing teeth affects heart health. They found that people missing certain teeth, especially …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Linked to Worse Teeth and Gum Health in Rare Bone Disease
Researchers studied 48 adults with hypophosphatasia, a rare bone disease, and found that those with low vitamin D levels had significantly worse oral health …
Read MoreMarine Collagen Drink May Help Repair Early Tooth Damage
Scientists tested whether drinking marine collagen supplements could help fix white spots on teeth - early signs of tooth decay. They created artificial tooth …
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