Dental hygiene is important — as is taking pride in your "pearly whites." But keeping your teeth bright and white can be a challenge, with various factors causing discoloration. Dr. Ronald Santana, ...

Nearly 3.5 billion people worldwide suffer from oral diseases, yet 90% of these conditions are entirely preventable through proper daily care. What’s particularly striking is that tooth decay remains ...

With age comes a greater risk that things will go wrong with your teeth. Among adults, procedures such as filling cavities tend to peak in your early to mid-50s, according to the Health Policy ...

You may want to pay a little more attention to your teeth as the years pass. That’s in part because the mechanics of brushing and flossing correctly can become harder to do if you have an age-related ...

No, there is no evidence to support that coconut oil can whiten teeth. Still, it can make them appear brighter after ...

I don’t floss. If I’m too drunk, too tired, too sad, or some combination thereof, I don’t brush my teeth before I go to sleep. On the nights that I do brush, I’ll often get torturously hungry at, like ...

This dentist is revealing the tooth about oral hygiene. Dr. Alex Foo says it takes more than brushing and flossing twice per day to keep your teeth healthy. To prevent dental destruction, the ...

White teeth are highly valued by young adults. But an even tooth color is considered to be of even higher importance. A study from the University of Gothenburg, one of the first of its kind, shows ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio—When it comes to keeping your heart healthy, maintaining good oral health may be key, according to a new Case Western Reserve University study. Researchers at Case Western Reserve ...

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