Swapping your sugary gum for a sugar-free alternative is good for your teeth. In fact, some brands of sugar-free gum have earned the American Dental Association (ADA) Seal of Acceptance. But ...

Mike Morgan receives funding from NHMRC. He is employed by the University of Melbourne and has undertaken clinical trials into the effects on oral disease of a sugar free gum containing CPP-ACP.

Varieties of gum with sugar can lead to increased cavities, but those with an artificial sweetener may help prevent cavities. However, one common gum sweetener called aspartame may link to cancer.

A gum boil is an abscess that develops on the gums. It looks like a swollen bump and mainly results from a bacterial infection beneath the surface of the gum. An abscess that develops on the gums is ...

Chewing gum in the modern world is profoundly inelegant. You chew it on the subway, spit it on the ground, get it stuck on someone else’s shoe, walk around with a tote bag full of wrappers that will ...

A gum boil is a pus-filled, swollen bump on the gums. It forms when bacteria build up and cause infection, causing pain, swelling, and other symptoms. A dentist may prescribe antibiotics, and they may ...