Maintaining good oral hygiene practices is key to keeping your teeth and gums healthy—and spending two minutes brushing twice a day is a crucial part of any routine. This may seem like a simple ...

Many of us will lose an adult tooth in our lifetimes, whether through disease or misadventure – a punch that landed, a skateboarding trick that didn’t, say. And if you join these ranks, which include ...

Celebrities and civilians alike are “fixing” their natural teeth. Now everybody has the same smile … and it’s kind of creepy. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. Have you ever looked at Selena Gomez’s teeth? Like, ...

People with missing teeth may be able to grow new ones, say Japanese dentists testing a pioneering drug they hope will offer an alternative to dentures and implants. Unlike reptiles and fish, which ...

Do you think teeth are boring or gross? From the iron-laden teeth of Komodo dragons to the horns on unicorns of the sea, the animal kingdom is filled with marvelous dental adaptations that will have ...

We don’t always have the answers, but we have some people on speed dial who do — which is why we present to you our series FYI where we have experts explain if lip balm is actually bad, how often ...

Becky Carroll was missing a few teeth, and others were stained or crooked. Ashamed, she smiled with lips pressed closed. Her dentist offered to fix most of her teeth with root canals and crowns, ...

In June, Elina Howard posted a TikTok of her brushing her teeth, writing in the caption that she “knew [her depression] was getting bad again when even the simplest tasks felt like too much.” A ...

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But if washing out the minty aftertaste of the paste is absolutely necessary, then it is best to rinse out 20 minutes after the initial brush or take a tiny sip of water. Getty Images/iStockphoto This ...

Among the long-standing myths surrounding the first president of the United States, George Washington, is that he wore false teeth made out of wood. Though the evidence unambiguously confirms that ...

Arosha Weerakoon's PhD research was funded by the UQ School of Dentistry Research Fund and Colgate Palmolive Australia. The tooth crown is covered by a hard enamel coat that surrounds softer, brown ...