There are consequences for our neglect. Forty-two percent of U.S. adults over the age of 30 show signs of gum disease. This ...

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A parulis resulting from blunt trauma to the jaw. A parulis, commonly called a "gum boil," is an area of inflammatory tissue arising in the mouth on the gums. The word derives, as do many of our ...