When Dr. Suman Reddivari gazes into the mouths of patients at Manchester Family Dentistry, he scans portraits of their eating ...

They usually happen when you don’t brush or floss your teeth well or often enough. You might not feel pain during the early stage called gingivitis. If you don’t do a better job brushing and ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) tried to end an interview with ABC News after host Jonathan Karl asked an "inside the Beltway" question about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). While speaking to Sanders ...

Flossing prevents gum disease and, by doing so, prevents bacteria in your mouth from passing through compromised tissues and entering the bloodstream. These bloodborne bacteria can migrate to the ...

Mouth guards for sleep, also called night guards, bite guards, or teeth protectors, are tooth coverings that ease clenching and teeth grinding—a sleep disorder that affects over 30% of adults. Wearing ...

Don’t worry — unlike teeth flossing, brain flossing doesn’t involve making false promises to your healthcare provider. “Brain flossing is a mental wellbeing phenomenon inspired by the ...

(Graham Thompson/CBC) A Saint John auction house has opened online bidding on a collection of megalodon shark teeth that are millions of years old. Sarah Jones, curator at Jones Auction House ...

To tackle that problem, she suggests using dental floss or interdental brushes that can help to reach the spaces in between teeth where dental plaque and food debris usually accumulate.

Author Matt Kracht takes TODAY’s Al Roker bird watching in Central Park to share how he first published “The Field Guide to Dumb Birds” and turned it into a bestselling series that combines ...

Dental sealant is a thin, plastic coating painted on the chewing surfaces of teeth -- usually the back teeth-- to prevent tooth decay. Although thorough brushing and flossing can remove food ...