- Gum disease opens up the body to a host of infections https://www.sciencenews.org/article/gum-disease-opens-body-host-infections?utm_source=society+for+science+newsletters&utm_campaign=f5c600ab9b-latest_from_science_news&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a4c415a67f-f5c600ab9b-104590865 283 comments science