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 ...

Brushing your teeth well can be the difference between a perfect checkup at the dentist and a painful cavity. But, knowing just how to do it may not be something we’re taught growing up. “Everybody ...

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 ...

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 ...

Few people know more about the best way to clean your mouth than Dagmar Else Slot and Fridus van der Weijden. This Dutch dental duo has authored more than 100 research papers together, and now they’re ...