Oral Health

Traditional flossing and water flossers both clean between teeth — but they trigger very different inflammatory responses in an aging mouth. Here’s what the research says.

New research maps exactly how bacteria from gum disease travel to your brain through your bloodstream and your gut — and what you can do about it.

A dental cleaning can temporarily raise your CRP — but the long-term effect is the opposite. Here’s what’s really happening.

Your mouthwash might be destroying the beneficial bacteria your oral microbiome needs. Here’s what polyphenol-based rinses do differently.

Your dentist and your doctor are operating in silos — and the gap between them could be affecting your brain health.

That plastic guard protecting your teeth might be cultivating the exact bacteria your mouth doesn’t need.

The practical, research-backed toolkit for protecting your brain through oral health — from probiotics to water flossers to what your dentist isn’t telling you.

New research reveals how oral bacteria hijack your gut’s tryptophan metabolism through the kynurenine pathway — and it changes everything about the gut-brain connection.

Your tongue harbors bacteria that leak into your bloodstream every time you chew. A 3-minute morning scrape can lower your inflammatory load.

New research reveals your oral health may predict cognitive decline — through pathways most doctors and dentists never discuss.

The same bacteria behind your gum disease were found in Alzheimer’s brains — and a pharmaceutical company is now developing drugs to block their toxic enzymes.

Your mouth isn’t just where digestion begins — it’s an active signaling hub that talks to your brain through nerves, metabolites, and immune sensors you didn’t know you had.