These cysteine proteinases help the periodontal bacteria enter subepithelial tissue.

Oral health professionals are well aware that poor oral health negatively impacts both mothers and infants and that the provision of dental care during pregnancy is safe. However, myriad studies continue to show that many pregnant women are…

Thank you to the brave men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice.

Low-income Vermont residents are between a rock and a hard place if they need more than preventive dental care. In central Vermont, only two dentists accept patients covered by Medicaid, leaving many with rampant decay or severe tooth pain…

Only two states —Texas and Delaware — do not include the administration of local anesthesia in the scope of practice for dental hygienists. Now, Delaware is very close to being the only one, as the Texas state legislature passed a bill, HB…

In Minnesota, 40% of the state’s 3,000 dentists do not accept Medicaid, severely limiting access to dental care for low-income patients. In an effort to expand access to care among Minnesotans of low socioeconomic status, of ethnic and…

Maryland residents with disabilities who need low- or no-cost dental care are forced to wait more than a year in some areas due to a lack of providers. The Maryland Foundation of Dentistry (MFD) has been helping those with intellectual,…

Porphyromonas gingivalis gains strength from storing portions of the energy-consuming systems discarded by other microbes.

Dental offices are suffering from staff shortages — in particular, a shortage of dental hygienists.

The more we understand about periodontal diseases, the more we realize their ties to myriad systemic problems.