At 39, I've never had a cavity, and my doctor used to say my mouth was boring. But I was born with thin gum tissue, and my gums started to recede gradually. I had gum-graft surgery to avoid an exposed ...

What Does a Periodontist Do? A periodontist is a dentist who specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating gum disease. They also help you manage signs of advancing gum problems like oral ...

The gum-chewing group left the hospital after an average of 4.3 days, compared with 6.8 days for the control group. Patients who chewed gum also passed gas sooner (65.4 hours vs. 80.2 hours ...

Cadbury CEO Todd Stitzer today (29 July) insisted that the US gum market would bounce back as the economic downturn continues to hit sales. Earlier today, the UK confectionery group upped its margin ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Chewing on some sugarless gum may be a low-tech way to help new moms get their bowels moving again after a cesarean section. In a study of women who had a C-section, ...

It is known that chewing gum is good for oral health, now a new study suggests it might even speed the return of normal bowel function after colon surgery. Researchers, from Santa Barbara Cottage ...