The first place tobacco often shows its damage is not the lungs. It is the mouth. If you smoke, your gums face a daily ...
People with poor mental health face many challenges. One that's perhaps lesser known is that they're more likely than the overall population to have poor oral health. People living with schizophrenia ...
Approximately 1 in 10 adults worldwide has one or more missing teeth, which can be due to dental decay, gum disease, trauma, ...
Many people believe that loose teeth are an unavoidable consequence of gum disease – something that must simply be accepted.
People with both cavities and gum disease were found to have an 86% higher stroke risk than those with healthy mouths. The study followed thousands of adults for two decades, linking poor oral health ...
It's well established that gum disease and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are strongly linked. But what wasn't known, until a ...
Amanda Wheeler is an investigator on a MetroSouth Health 2025 grant exploring use of Queensland Emergency Departments for people with mental ill-health seeking acute care for oral health problems.