Oral Wounds Heal Slower In Women, Older Adults, Study Finds

... Wounds in the mouth heal more slowly in women and older adults, a new study at the University of Illinois at Chicago reveals."While wounds to the skin heal more quickly in women than in men, our study suggested the opposite is true for healing of wounds inside the mouth," said Dr. Phillip Marucha, head of periodontics at the UIC College of Dentistry. [click link for full article] ...