Don't overuse the heads of your electric toothbrush. The ADA recommends you change these heads every three to four months. If ...

You actually don't need to rinse your mouth after brushing your teeth. Keeping your mouth healthy means a daily routine of brushing your teeth to get rid of plaque and bacteria. While you might be ...

Can you handle the tooth? Dr. Praveen Sharma, a UK-based dentist and scientific adviser to the British Dental Association, says many people practice four bad habits when it comes to their dental ...

Brushing teeth too hard can wear down the enamel, aka the protective layer on your teeth. (Photo illustration: Jay Sprogell for Yahoo News; photo: Getty Images) Brushing your teeth twice a day every ...

From the time the first tooth starts to appear in a baby’s mouth, we are taught to care about our teeth. Of course, at that ...

While oral conditions may be viewed separately from other chronic conditions, poor oral health can lead to a host of diseases including diabetes and heart disease, for example. Many oral health issues ...