by Dr Elmer Lee | Dec 30, 2025 | Oral Conditions & Issues, Oral Links to General Health, Oral Pathogen & Microbiome
What gum disease stage are you in, and how to reverse it Bleeding gums. A bit of tenderness. That nagging bad breath that just won’t go away. It’s easy to shrug these things off as symptoms of ageing. We’ve all had moments where we think there’s nothing we can...
by Dr Elmer Lee | Jun 11, 2025 | Oral Conditions & Issues, Oral Health, Oral Pathogen & Microbiome, Prevention, Signs & Symptoms
There’s a near-invisible enemy doing its best to sabotage your smile. Hard to see and easy to ignore, plaque can lead to cavities, gum disease, and even tooth loss if left unchecked. But what exactly is plaque, and how can you fight back? Let’s break it down—what...
by Dr Elmer Lee | Mar 22, 2024 | Oral Conditions & Issues, Oral Health, Oral Links to General Health, Oral Pathogen & Microbiome, Prevention, Risk Factors, Signs & Symptoms
Oral health and chronic disease risk Each part of our body acts together with each other as one big integrated system, with different elements interrelating in complicated ways. Recently, researchers have been increasingly interested in precisely how our oral health...