Smokers have a higher level of harmful oral bacteria, study finds

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A recent report by the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 8 million people die annually from smoking related complications. Despite efforts by governments and various

Shedding light on how oral bacteria can aggravate rheumatoid arthritis

Researchers unveil mechanism by which periodontal bacterium A. actinomycetemcomitans exacerbated symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) conducted various experiments in a mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). They investigated the molecular-level

Tooth enamel damage in celiac disease may be caused by an autoimmune reaction

Model for ameloblast-specific autoantibody production in patients with coeliac disease. Credit: Nature (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06776-0 According to a recent study, tooth enamel damage common in celiac disease may be caused by