Xanthan gum is a common food and drug additive. It’s a type of carbohydrate made by bacteria called Xanthomonas campestris. During fermentation, the bacteria break down sugars and produce a ...

It offers four brushing modes (including gum massage) and four weeks of battery life. Since it is a sonic toothbrush, it cleans with up to an impressive 40,000 vibrations per minute. The Ordo ...

“Flossing removes plaque in between teeth and along the gum line that the toothbrush may not be able to reach.” Plaque is a collection of stuff you don’t want sticking to your teeth ...

Researchers at Northwestern University in the US have found an "absolutely wild" number of viruses living on the heads of our showers and the bristles of the brushes we put in our mouths. Some of the ...

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This was also when I switched from a manual to an electric toothbrush, because, well ... bread gets stuck in metal, and it's not good. The tricky thing about manual toothbrushes is that you're ...

“Tooth brushing is one of the most effective ways to remove plaque and [tartar] buildup [in pets], just like in people,” Dr. Carly Fox, a senior veterinarian at New York City’s Schwarzman Animal ...

“I ALWAYS USED to say we were recession-proof. People are still brushing their teeth, still chewing gum,” says Jeff Johnson, the company vice president who deals with marketing and sale ...

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Researchers at Northwestern University studied two things that most people use everyday—their toothbrush and showerhead—to see what was living in each. What they found was “quite surprising ...