Kids with numerous dental problems and severe gingivitis were up to 45% more likely to have a heart attack, stroke, or coronary artery disease as adults than kids with less oral disease.

Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a common viral illness that causes, symptoms like fever, rash, and mouth sores. Though HFMD occurs most often in children, adults can get it, too, and may have ...

By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay ReporterSATURDAY, March 7, 2026 (HealthDay News) — No matter how much you brush, floss and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jenny McCarthy has been to hell and back this past year because of a recurring mouth infection from a failed ceramic dental ...

As foot-and-mouth disease cases rise in South Africa, many are left wondering: Is it still safe to consume beef and red meat?

The oral microbiome is a high-impact interface between microbial exposure and host immunity, and growing evidence suggests it can shape inflammatory tone ...

A lump inside the mouth can be alarming because it is easy to imagine the worst. In many cases, mouth bumps turn out to be harmless. They may come from irritation, a blocked salivary gland, swollen ...

It’s quite distasteful. Your last meal is usually to blame if there’s a bad taste lingering in your mouth — but it could also be a sign you’re sick. So if something’s sour — or stale or rotten or just ...

Oral surgery patients with penicillin allergies who take a certain kind of antibiotic as perioperative prophylaxis face a greater risk of developing surgical site infections, according to a study ...

Recognizing this, Preferred Dental is moving toward a more diagnostic and preventative model of care that views the mouth as a mirror of the body’s internal environment. By identifying early markers ...