Wrigley's Mr Kehoe says the next target for gum is gingivitis and gum disease.
It turns out that heart disease can be triggered when you've got gum disease.
Antibiotics are available to treat gum disease, but they work by wiping out all bacteria, good and bad.
That means its dentists often treat bone loss and gum disease and install a lot of false teeth.
And now a word about teeth and the unappetizing subject of gum disease.
Apart from hs-CRP, scientists are looking at mouth bacteria as another possible link between gum disease and heart disease.
Prompt treatment can usually reverse symptoms of gingivitis and prevent its progression to more serious gum disease and tooth loss.
And there's growing evidence that gum disease is happening at younger ages, having to do with lifestyle choices as well as plaque.
Similar disruptions in the delicate bacterial balance can lead to gum disease.
Gum disease has been linked to tooth loss, diabetes and now, obesity.
Chewing tobacco is highly addictive and has been associated with an increased risk of mouth cancer, gum disease, and heart disease amongst users.
Tooth decay and gum disease are major public health problems, associated with poor digestion, heart attacks, strokes and cancers, stemming from inflammation and subsequent infections.
Finding out more about the effects of gum disease on the heart would require a massive five- to 10-year-long study using tens of thousands of people, he said.
The conference also heard that good bacteria growing in dental plaque could help fight off bugs that cause gum disease and tooth decay if they are given a competitive edge.
They found those who smoked marijuana the most -that's more than 40 times during the previous year - they were significantly more likely to suffer gum disease compared to those who smoked less or not at all.
Every diabetic needs ongoing visits to a physician to handle general diabetes treatment, a podiatrist for foot care, an ophthalmologist for eye exams and a dentist to monitor for gum and tooth disease.
Like chemical skeleton keys, these generic compounds can quickly be customized to gum up specific kinases as their roles in disease become clearer.
Besides beating tooth decay, independent research finds that gum can aid in reducing the symptoms of acid reflux disease.
Aside from the industry-funded findings, there is solid evidence that gum chewing brings big benefits in dental health and acid reflux disease.
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