While studies linking gum disease with heart disease and cognitive decline are pretty common these days, you don’t hear nearly as much about its link with poor pregnancy outcomes. Yet over the years, science has shown that gum disease indeed raises the risk of low...
There’s no shortage of advice out there for expectant moms, and a lot of it can sound pretty familiar: Eat well, exercise, take those vitamins, steer clear of tobacco, alcohol, and kitty litter boxes…. You get the idea. And, of course, a key part of prenatal care...
A couple years back, the European Union took a huge step toward the ultimate phase-out of mercury amalgam in dentistry: banning its use in kids, pregnant women, and breastfeeding mothers. And just in case anyone needs more proof that this was the right thing to do,...