A 29-year-old healthy man experienced a rare case of losing six teeth followed by upper jaw osteonecrosis due to an infection with shingles, a rash caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. The ...

Tooth loss and bone degeneration are problems that modern medicine still struggles to fix. Data from the National Bone Health Policy Institute shows that 10 million Americans over the age of 50 have ...

Gum disease is a common cause of tooth loss, as it destroys the tooth's support structure. 2 It begins when bacteria on your gumline keep building up. If left untreated for a long period, gum disease ...

INDIANAPOLIS (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Periodontal disease is a common and a growing issue. About 40% of adults ages 30 and over have some form of it. That number increases to 70% for people over age 65.