1.   An ACOG spokesman said the group has not issued a policy statement advising doctors one way or another on severe gum disease.

2.   And an anti-bacterial agent that sticks around can help reduce gum disease and tooth decay.

3.   As dentists continue to shift their focus from treatment to prevention, cavities and gum disease may go the way of polio.

4.   Atrix wrapped up successful clinical trials of its new system for delivering drugs to fight dental gum disease.

5.   Beck said that the evidence did not prove cause and effect, but it did suggest that gum disease might increase the risk of cardiosvascular disease.

6.   Being loose is a common symptom of gum diseases such as gingivitis, in which the membrane and even the bone to which the tooth is attached become infected.

7.   Both the man and woman had gum disease, factors that apparently facilitated transmission of HIV.

8.   Both the man and woman had gum disease and poor oral hygiene, factors that apparently facilitated transmission of HIV.

9.   A man in an athletic jacket discusses his gum disease with a woman in business garb.

10.   African Americans are more likely than whites to have missing teeth, and also more likely to have gum disease, the study found.