Picture it: You’re standing in the bathroom merrily brushing your teeth when you look in the mirror and notice that your mouth looks a little, well, redder than usual. Maybe your toothpaste is a bit ...

If you spit pink every time you brush your teeth, you probably have gum disease. Mild gum disease—or gingivitis—is the chronic buildup of bacteria-laden plaque and tarter on your teeth that only a ...

Pregnancy gingivitis is a common pregnancy symptom that is usually nothing to worry about with proper dental hygiene Increased levels of progesterone and estrogen, as well as increased blood flow to ...

When the dentist urges you floss diligently for the 12th time in one visit, it’s not an overstatement. That’s because seeing red in the sink after your nightly brush is never a good sign. “Gum tissue ...

The night before a teeth cleaning, most of us like to get in there deep. We floss and brush the pants off our chompers, then spit a couple drops of blood into the sink. But here’s the thing: “Bleeding ...

"There are several factors which could be contributing to a woman's swollen and tender gums during pregnancy, the most common culprit being hormones," said Jeffrey Sulitzer, DMD, practicing dentist ...

If you're flossing and notice some bleeding throughout your gums, your first instinct might be to take a break from flossing to allow for healing — but you should actually do the opposite. "When ...

Mike Morgan receives funding from NHMRC. He is Program Leader of the Oral Health Cooperative Research Centre, which brings together scientists, clinicians and industry to advance the prevention, ...