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While rubbing toothpaste on your teeth can give them an additional boost of fluoride during the day, there is no need to do so. Brushing your teeth twice with a fluoride rich toothpaste and not ...

We all know brushing our teeth regularly between routine dental visits is a must for good oral hygiene. But do you actually know how often you're supposed to clean your teeth and for how long? The ...

Toothbrushes, floss, retainers, toothpaste and more can release microplastics. Dentists and engineers explain if they’re safe ...

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 ...

"Although I always advise brushing twice a day, if you're only going to brush once, then before bed is best," says Dr Jethwa.

Brushing teeth too hard can wear down the enamel, aka the protective layer on your teeth. (Photo illustration: Jay Sprogell for Yahoo News; photo: Getty Images) Brushing your teeth twice a day every ...

There are two types of people in the world: those who brush their teeth before breakfast and those who brush their teeth after breakfast. But which group is right? Well, like most health-related ...

Brushing our teeth is something we all do twice every single day. Or least should be doing. But, according to experts, many of us have actually been doing it completely wrong. With more people than ...

I don’t floss. If I’m too drunk, too tired, too sad, or some combination thereof, I don’t brush my teeth before I go to sleep. On the nights that I do brush, I’ll often get torturously hungry at, like ...

Netmums’ health visitor Tracey Stone shares her expert advice on brushing your baby’s teeth, and keeping your little one's ...