A poor dental routine can impact more than just your smile — it can have lasting effects on your heart and lung health, and even lead to pregnancy complications. Brushing and flossing are essential ...

Flu shot season is around the corner, and while injections remain the most common form of vaccination, scientists are working hard to find other ways to deliver inoculations that don’t involve shoving ...

You still have to clean between your teeth, but other tools might work even better. You still have to clean between your teeth, but other tools might work even better. Credit...Jens Mortensen for The ...

Prepare for a new flossophy. Dental floss has long been used to remove food particles, plaque and bacteria that a toothbrush can’t reach. Now, university researchers have demonstrated a new purpose ...

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 ...

Not enough of us regularly floss our teeth, and even fewer of us think about what's in our dental floss, but perhaps we should. NBC 5 Responds found some surprising and potentially harmful chemicals ...