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Your #1 Most Neglected Body Part When It Comes to Healthy Living

... we do a lot of talking about cancer prevention, warding off heart disease and keeping our bones strong and healthy. (Yeah, we also talk a lot about fitness and nutrition as it relates to health and weight loss too.) But there is one major area of the body that often gets neglected, and yet it's very important to your overall health. Can you guess? Your gums! Yep, we talk a lot about keeping our teeth sparkling and white, but we don't think a lot about the health of our gums. And that may be a major societal problem, report researchers from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) who say that periodontal (or gum) disease may be…

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A Diet to Ward Off Gum Disease?

People who ate an anti-inflammatory diet rich in fruits, vegetables, nuts and fish were less likely to have gingivitis.

Flossing Is Good For The Gums, But Doesn't Help The Heart

Think flossing and brushing is helping to fight off heart disease and stroke? Think again.

Healthy Gums May Signal a Longer Life

The researchers found that women who were toothless and who had had periodontal disease were at 46 percent higher risk for death from any cause than those without these dental problems. Women with toothlessness alone were at 12 percent greater risk for death, and those with periodontal disease alone at 11 percent greater risk.

I Got a Gum Transplant So I Could Have a Younger Smile

Sheer vanity prompted me to let a periodontist slice and dice my gums.

It's Easier to Remove Plaque From Your Teeth Than Your Arteries

It's interesting to see the similarities between cardiac and gum diseases: both are highly prevalent, both often progress without pain, both are insidious, slow to develop and caused by plaque.

My Adventures in Gum Grafting

I was disappointed to learn that this surgery was unlike a hair transplant as the new gum tissue was not going to grow new gums. What it did accomplish was allowing my gums to stop receding as they now had new tissue holding the weak tissue in place like a strong bear hug from a lover.

Nearly Half the Population Has Gum Recession

Almost nobody leaves the dentist feeling confident about their oral hygiene routine. You can brush and floss all you want, but you’ll probably go home with a bunch of new pointers swirling around in your head: You brush too hard. You’re using the wrong toothpaste. You should sleep with a mouthguard. Your dentist’s attention to detail has merit—half of people between the age of 18 and 64 have gum recession, and the causes go beyond just good oral hygiene. Here's what you can do about it.

String of Lies

Our confusion over dental floss is the result of years of biased research, thanks to the war between floss and mouthwash.

What are gums?

Your gums (gingivae) are pink tissues in your upper and lower jaws that surround the base of your teeth. Gum (periodontal) disease damages your gums, which can cause tooth loss.

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