Periodontal Disease: Sex Matters
As a practicing dentist, I sometimes notice trends and tendencies in my patients before research comes out to confirm it. Years before the term “oral-systemic…
Tag Archives: genetics
Bacteria Genes Offer New Look at Disease
Researchers from Ohio State University have sequenced the genome of a bacterium closely related to periodontal pathogen Tannerella forsythia in order to better assess the role…
Oral Bacteria Linked with Alzheimer’s Teams Up with Oral Biofilm
It’s quickly becoming apparent that periodontal disease is a complex genetic disease caused by oral biofilm. One of the most deadly components of oral biofilm…
Book Recommendation: Beat the Heart Attack Gene
I’ve got a lot of books about healthcare in my home office, and I’ve read them all. Most collect dust on their shelves after I’ve…