Highlights From The American Society For Microbiology

... Ulcer Drug Inhibits Gum Disease in RabbitsResearchers from Boston University School of Medicine have discovered that topical application of an ulcer drug to teeth may help prevent gum disease. Their findings appear in the April 2006 issue of the journal Infection and Immunity.Periodontitis (gum disease) occurs when the bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis accumulates on the tooth's surface causing inflammatory disease which leads to loss of connective tissue and bone... click link for more info. ...