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If you’ve been brushing your teeth as long as you can remember, chances are you haven’t taken much time to reflect on your form, and the oral health habit is pretty much second nature. If too much of ...

José Lemos receives funding from NIH and Vaxcyte. Jacqueline Abranches receives funding from NIH/NIDCR and Vaxcyte. Between Halloween candy, Thanksgiving pies and holiday cookies, the end of the year ...

Like staying hydrated and eating our veggies, brushing our teeth twice a day is something we're all taught to do from a young age – and the NHS recommends this, too. But, while we've all been led to ...

Whether it’s talking through some odd new ingredient we’ve spotted or hashing out the current status of blush, Strategist beauty writers and editors make some of our best discoveries as a team. It all ...

The question: Is it better to brush your teeth before or after breakfast or a cup of coffee? The science: We all have our morning routines. Some of us make a beeline for the bathroom to brush away ...

I’m an adult, of course, I know how to brush my teeth. That’s what most of us think. After all, it’s something we’ve done every day since childhood, so surely we’ve mastered it by now. But when we ...

Even if you’re diligent about caring for your teeth, you might be overlooking your gums. By Jancee Dunn For years, I have brushed my teeth with a little too much gusto — as if I were scrubbing ...

Convincing kids to brush their teeth twice a day is an age-old problem. A new company is arguing that the solution might look a lot like Lego. Babsy is a toothbrush company founded by two pediatric ...

Brushing your teeth twice a day is one of the pillars of oral hygiene — but for many people, it doesn't necessarily solve the problem of bad breath. Dentists say that halitosis, or bad breath, often ...

We all know that brushing our teeth is important. However, it's easy to make mistakes during one's dental hygiene routine. In fact, people often believe they are doing much better job at cleaning ...