Oil pulling, which involves swishing oil around in the mouth and spitting it out, is an ancient Ayurvedic practice that's getting a lot of traction on social media. The technique is believed to help ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." “The process is thought to help remove harmful bacteria and plaque from the mouth,” explains Michael J.

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

Billy Taylor with his son Leo, 11, who kept an eye on his dad in case things went south. Billy Taylor / SWNS YouTube videos. A pair of pliers. Whiskey. Desperate people are taking measures into their ...

There’s no confidence boost quite like having a flawless, megawatt smile. Yet the older we get, the harder (and more expensive!) it becomes to maintain those pearly whites. Between pricey whitening ...

My son, Rickey Jr., returned home from college the other day. It is still amazing to me that the little boy I have been writing about in this space for years is now a big boy, all 6-foot-3 of him. The ...

Your dentist has just advised you to have your wisdom teeth removed, even though they are not causing any problems. Is this a word to the wise, or jumping the, er, gum? Wisdom teeth, of course, are ...

More and more adults are choosing to straighten their teeth with traditional braces or other teeth alignment systems, according to the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO). The AAO reports ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jensen Palmer, 7, lives in Illinois, and didn't become a Kansas City Chiefs fan until his October 2019 trip to Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs lost the game to the Houston Texans, but ...

PITTSFIELD — We are losing a lot of really good teeth. "We" is our community of lower-income adults and children who depend on a broken Medicaid dental care system that short-changes their oral health ...

For more than 50 million Americans, finding a dentist is a difficult – in some cases, impossible – proposition. Many rural communities don’t have a dentist. People of color and those with disabilities ...

What insights can gifts, tips and teeth give us? While traditional indicators of the state of the economy may be things such ...