We hear from periodontist Varkha Rattu on why interdental brushes are key for thorough oral hygiene practices.

From flossing to brushing, here are the best steps you can take to instantly improve your dental hygiene at home.

THERE AREN’T MANY natural remedies that boast as many benefits as mastic gum. It’s said to support dental, heart, and gastrointestinal health. But is there evidence to support these claims?

As you chew, the sweetener and flavoring dissolve in your saliva and spreads over your tongue. Yum! Eventually most of the sweetener and flavoring slide down your throat with your saliva and the great ...

Practising good oral health – caring for both teeth and gums – can avoid painful and expensive treatment later on ...

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 ...

Packing for vacations can be difficult, especially if you're new to traveling. We've all been there at some point, but once you learn the basics, you'll be set for life. We get questions about packing ...

“Flossing removes plaque in between teeth and along the gum ... not one-size-fits-all, he noted. Since using dental floss is difficult for some, there are other effective tools like interdental ...

In the 2000 movie Bounce, Gwyneth Paltrow's character, Abby, explains that she really isn't a smoker at heart, but has started puffing on cigarettes to help her get off the nicotine gum to which ...

Distilled mint oil is a powerful concentrate: The industry says a 55-gallon drum of it can flavor 5.2 million sticks of gum and 400,000 average-size tubes of toothpaste. Advertising I CALL ...

Research into brushing teeth, published in 2016, found that good dental health could slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s and that gum disease ... come in three sizes, and the toothbrush ...