What's the best toothbrush? The brand is not as important as the size and texture of the brush. You should always choose a soft or ultra soft toothbrush with rounded bristle ends. The brush head ...

Whenever you consume food or drinks with sugar, the bacteria in your mouth become more active, producing acids that can weaken your teeth. This is why you should take brushing more seriously. I’m an ...

Few people know more about the best way to clean your mouth than Dagmar Else Slot and Fridus van der Weijden. This Dutch dental duo has authored more than 100 research papers together, and now they’re ...

Brushing your teeth seems like one of the simplest daily habits. Pick up a toothbrush, add toothpaste, scrub for a couple of minutes, and rinse. Most people assume they have been doing it right since ...

Interfaith Dental executive director Dr. Rhonda Switzer-Nadasdi showed the proper way parents should teach kids to brush and floss their teeth and talked about the link between oral health and ...

Most Americans brush their teeth every day—but very few are doing it properly. While it is widely seen as a basic daily habit ...

Brushing your teeth effectively lowers your chances of getting a host of chronic diseases, as well as keeping your teeth and gums healthy. But the majority of us are doing it wrong. Here's how to ...

Brushing your teeth may seem like an easy task, but it is more complex than you think. The intensity, the strokes, the movement, the angle, everything needs to be measured to get optimum results and ...

Brushing your teeth is one of those things you’ve been doing for so long, it feels like second nature, right? Well, it turns out that even if you've been diligently brushing twice a day, there might ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brushing teeth too hard can wear down the enamel, aka the protective layer on your teeth. (Photo illustration: Jay Sprogell for ...