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 ...

Getting your wisdom teeth removed can help prevent complications like tooth decay, crowding, and impaction. But this procedure, which removes the third molars that usually come in around ages 17 to 21 ...

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 ...

Think brushing your teeth after eating is always a good idea? Hate to break it to you, but your post-meal brush session might ...

Think you’ve got brushing your teeth down? Think again. Dr. Arash Ravanbakhsh, the owner of Inglewood Family Dental in Calgary, Canada, recently shared five common mistakes people make while brushing ...

Most people believe brushing immediately after meals promotes dental health, but dental experts warn this common practice could actually harm your teeth. Understanding the right timing for brushing ...

You just finished a delicious meal and head straight to the bathroom, toothbrush in hand, feeling virtuous about your dental hygiene habits. After all, isn’t brushing after meals what dentists have ...

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 ...

Plus, other teeth mistakes you don't realise you're making - from brushing after booze to not drinking water WHEN IT comes to oral hygiene, most of us follow the general rule of brushing our teeth ...

If brushing your toddler’s teeth seems like a daunting task to you, don’t fret. You can do it, even if you have a stubborn child who’s equally convinced that toothbrushing is completely unnecessary.

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