The Basics Looking after your teeth starts in the bathroom. Simple brushing twice a day for two minutes will remove plaque that contains harmful bacteria, which can often lead to gum disease. As gum

Good oral hygiene is essential to ensure your teeth and gums remain healthy. Brushing your teeth twice a day for three minutes, making sure to pay special attention to the point where the teeth and gu

Some people avoid the dentist because they may have had bad experiences in the past or developed phobias. While in extreme cases professional help is advisable for the majority of people remembering a

Some people consider professional dental care an expensive luxury that can be avoided without consequences. In reality there are lots of options available to make dental care affordable and it is wise

A smile with a set of flawless teeth is really mesmerizing. But that flaw-less set of teeth do not come easy.

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More and more products are now available to help reduce dental phobia. Dental phobia is dental fear, whether of the dentist, the dental practice, or anything related to the dental examination, diagnos

While dentists and oral hygienists often recommend chewing sugar-free gum between meals to help remove trapped food from between the teeth, reports from the American Diabetic Association shows that ce

When we hear the word "herpes", we think of horrible "bugs" that can cause sores around the mouth right down to the genitals. The Greeks named these viral bugs, "herpes", because of their creeping nat

Dr. Tarek El-Bialy, Associate Professor in Medicine and Dentistry, at the University of Alberta, is researching new applications of ultrasound in treatment of tooth root resorption and tissue engineer