Maintaining a bright, healthy smile isn’t just about brushing your teeth twice a day and flossing regularly. What we drink plays a crucial role in our dental health, often impacting our teeth in ways ...

Between Halloween candy, Thanksgiving pies and holiday cookies, the end of the year is often packed with opportunities to consume sugar. But what happens in your mouth during those first minutes and ...

When you drink cold water or a hot cup of coffee, do your teeth feel a little sensitive? Or, when you take a bite of food, do you have a toothache shortly after? If you answered yes, you might be ...

Cavities are incredibly common, affecting 90% of adults between the ages of 19 and 64 — but they are often preventable. Also known as "dental caries," cavities are damaged areas in the hard parts of ...

Discovering what sweetened beverages can do to the body may leave more than an aftertaste in the mouth of today’s health-conscious individuals. Drinking too much soda zaps important vitamins and ...

We often focus on skincare, haircare, and fitness routines, but oral care sometimes gets overlooked. The truth is, your oral health is directly connected to your overall health. A healthy mouth is not ...

Research consistently shows that how we brush is more important than how often we brush. In my experience, improper technique, rather than infrequent brushing, is one of the main reasons for gum ...

Clinical Professor of Cariology, Prevention and Restorative Dentistry, Texas A&M University Driving through downtown Dallas, you might see a striking banner hanging at the U-turn bridge, near the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sugar feeds the colonies of bacteria living in your mouth and surrounding your teeth. Andrii Zastrozhnov/iStock via Getty Images ...