If you've suddenly noticed that your gums feel tender or they bleed a little when you brush your teeth, a shift in hormones might be to blame—especially if you're a woman. As women go through life, a ...

Downtown Seattle's iconic Gum Wall at Pike Place Market is undergoing its first cleaning in nearly five years.

Seattle giveth and Seattle taketh away. On Friday, the final pieces — literally — of Pike Place Market’s Gum Wall, one of the ...

Medically reviewed by Edmund Khoo, DDS Gum cancer, also called gingiva cancer, occurs when cells in the gum grow out of control, forming tumors or lesions. A common form of gum cancer is squamous cell ...

Tasha Robinson is Polygon’s entertainment editor. She’s covered film, TV, books, and more for 20 years, including at The A.V. Club, The Dissolve, and The Verge. Marketing for Zach Cregger’s ...

There are more than 30 parts of head and neck where cancer can develop. These include the mouth, lips, voice box, throat, nose, sinuses and salivary glands. Signs of the cancers can range from ...

Burning mouth syndrome is a chronic condition causing a burning pain sensation in the mouth—often on the tongue or mucous membranes—without another identifiable cause. In most cases, people with ...

We have tried and tested the best electric toothbrushes to help you keep your teeth and gums healthy and squeaky clean — check out our all-time favorites ahead of Black Friday. However ...

Xanthan gum is a common food and drug additive. It’s a type of carbohydrate made by bacteria called Xanthomonas campestris. During fermentation, the bacteria break down sugars and produce a ...

3. Suspicious patches in shades of white or red The appearance of abnormal white (leukoplakia) or red (erythroplakia) patches in the mouth is another significant warning sign. These patches are ...

The felling of a large stand of mature gum trees next to Kerikeri's town centre appears to be on hold after concerns were raised that kiwi could be living in the area. Work had been due to start in ...