BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Smoking is known to increase the risk and severity of gum disease and gum disease appears to increase the risk of heart attack, so being a non-smoker would seem to lower the ...

Quercetin, a plant flavonoid found in apples, dark berries, and red wine, alleviated cigarette smoke-induced periodontitis, according to an animal study published on August 3 in the Journal of ...

Alone and together, lifestyle factors like smoking, excessive drinking, and depression may significantly affect the risk of developing periodontitis, according to a study published on May 6 in BMC ...

Treatments for gum disease may have little benefit for heavy smokers, new research shows. The study findings suggest the need to rethink treatment of the common gum disease periodontitis, according to ...

A series of new studies by researchers at NYU College of Dentistry highlights how e-cigarettes alter oral health and may be contributing to gum disease. The latest, published in mBio, finds that ...

Smoking hurts everyone, but women under the age of 50 who smoke are at four to five times greater risk for having a heart attack, according to KOAT health expert Dr. Barry Ramo. He says most people ...

MINNEAPOLIS --Last week, Minnesota Timberwolves co-owner and former baseball star Alex Rodriguez revealed he has gum disease in order to raise awareness. His story quickly became one of the ...