Receding gums are gums that have pulled away from a tooth, leaving its delicate root exposed. This also creates small spaces where plaque, a sticky film of bacteria, can collect. This can lead to ...

You don’t have to grin and bear the bad news. Though discolored teeth, receding gums, and chips and gaps are signs of getting ...

If the dentine becomes exposed, following tooth decay or gum disease for example, painful stimuli such as temperature or certain liquids will cause pain. The researchers studied mice and humans to ...