Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to looking after your pearly whites, you know the drill — brush twice a day, floss regularly and go for teeth ...

When it comes to your smile, keeping your teeth free of cavities and sparkly white are often top priorities. But while your chompers may look healthy, your dental health actually starts with an often ...

If there's one health habit we all stick to, it's brushing our teeth. Though eating five-a-day or doing regular strength training can sometime slip through the net, hardly any of us would consider ...

Pinhole Academy is a paid sponsor of The Morning Blend. Joining us today is dentist Dr. John Chao. Receding gums are unattractive. Symptoms include tooth sensitivity and oral health issues but many ...

Gingival recession is the medical term for receding gums, which is when the gums pull away from the teeth. Natural remedies, like oil pulling and flossing, may help to treat receding gums alongside ...

One of the most common concerns patients bring to the dental chair is receding gums. Often, the immediate assumption is: “I must have gum disease.” While this can be true, gum recession isn’t always a ...

"Chao Seminars is a paid advertiser of Kansas City Spotlight and is responsible for this content." Receding gums are unattractive. Symptoms include tooth sensitivity and oral health issues. However, ...

A periodontist will harvest healthy tissue from the roof of your mouth or from a site close to the receding gum tissue. ArtistGNDphotography/Getty Images If you look in the mirror and your teeth ...

Receding gums cannot grow back. However, oral hygiene changes can stop gum recession, and some treatments can reconstruct gum tissue. Healthy gums fit snugly around the visible part, or the crown, of ...

Receding gums are gums that have pulled away from a tooth, leaving its delicate root exposed. This also creates small spaces where plaque, a sticky film of bacteria, can collect. This can lead to more ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Receding gums are unattractive and can cause ...