When brushing your teeth, you clean any film and bacteria from food and sugary drinks. When you go a step further and skip rinsing, you're leaving the fluoride from the toothpaste in your mouth for a ...

Is it better to brush your teeth before or after breakfast or a cup of coffee? The science: We all have our morning routines.

After decades of fluoridating drinking water to improve public health, some communities are wavering on the practice. In one ...

A baby's first tooth can appear anywhere between three and 12 months old, which means it's time to break out the toothbrush.

Dental erosion is a growing concern, distinct from bacterial decay, and we explore the causes, from acidic foods to GERD, and ...

For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use – people cleaning their ...

For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use – people cleaning their teeth with sticks or fibers, or easing gum pain with makeshift “toothpicks” ...

Abstract: We devise and experimentally validate a systematic method for designing frequency selective surface (FSS)-based multiresonant ultrabroadband microwave absorbing structures. Crucially, our ...

Hannah Kero has lost five adult teeth already and is fundraising for implants so she can finally smile with confidence.

LYING back in the dentist’s chair, gran Emma Parsons-Reid braces herself for the excruciating pain. The 58-year-old was ...