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 ...

While oral conditions may be viewed separately from other chronic conditions, poor oral health can lead to a host of diseases including diabetes and heart disease, for example. Many oral health issues ...

Brushing your teeth at the wrong time could do more harm than good. (Getty Images) Do you brush before or after breakfast? If your answer is the latter you might want to rethink things to help ...

You just finished a delicious meal and head straight to the bathroom, toothbrush in hand, feeling virtuous about your dental hygiene habits. After all, isn’t brushing after meals what dentists have ...

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Most people believe brushing immediately after meals promotes dental health, but dental experts warn this common practice could actually harm your teeth. Understanding the right timing for brushing ...

It’s time to brush up on your oral hygiene. For decades, Americans have been scrubbing their smiles with the wrong tools and techniques thanks to a deeply ingrained myth. This rough-around-the-edges ...

Think brushing your teeth after eating is always a good idea? Hate to break it to you, but your post-meal brush session might ...

Think you’ve got brushing your teeth down? Think again. Dr. Arash Ravanbakhsh, the owner of Inglewood Family Dental in Calgary, Canada, recently shared five common mistakes people make while brushing ...

Brushing your teeth is good for you, right? Well, not all the time. According to experts, there are a few instances where you want to avoid brushing your teeth in order to protect the enamel. TikTok ...

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