Peter P. Korch, DMD

09/25/2025

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-cause-of-one-of-the-deadliest-cancers-might-be-inside-your-mouth

Specific combinations of microbes living in our mouths have been associated with one of the deadliest cancers in humans, suggesting good oral hygiene could do more than just save our teeth.

06/07/2025

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aau3333

Gingipains from Porphyromonas gingivalis drive Alzheimer’s pathology and can be blocked with small-molecule inhibitors.

07/06/2023

https://www.iflscience.com/tooth-regrowing-drug-therapy-set-for-human-clinical-trials-next-year-69685

Something to smile about?

03/20/2023

A study aiming to determine if the replacement of missing teeth with fixed prostheses may protect against cognitive decline was presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting & Exhibition of the AADOCR, in conjunction with the 47th Annual Meeting of the CADR. The AADOCR/CADR Annual Meeting & Exhibition took p...

07/14/2022

Hospital-acquired pneumonia not tied to ventilators is one of the most common infections that strike. But few hospitals take steps to prevent it, which can be as simple as dutifully brushing patients’ teeth.

07/13/2022

A common type of oral bacteria associated with periodontal disease has been linked to neuroinflammation and the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. The research, from an international team of scientists, builds on a prior body of evidence linking poor oral health with dementia and neurodegeneratio...

12/25/2021

A new metastudy has affirmed the link between gum disease and hypertension, finding the worse a person’s oral health the greater their risk of suffering from high blood pressure. The direction of the relationship remains unclear with researchers unsure whether improved dental treatment can directl...

12/22/2021

Those with periodontal disease had a 37-percent higher risk of developing depression and anxiety over the next three years.

10/23/2021

Wisdom teeth are our final dental milestone, but for a long time we've had no idea why they come in so late.

01/07/2021

I got my CoViD-19 vaccine tonight. I encourage all of my patients to do the same as soon as they're able.

07/05/2020

Our mouths can play host to hundreds of different types of bacteria, many of them benign, and some even useful. But among their number is a bacterium known as streptococcus mutans, a sugar-loving o…