When it comes to brushing your teeth, here's a piece of advice you may never have heard: don't focus on your teeth. Instead, think more about your gums, particularly the border where teeth meet gums.

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 ...

You actually don't need to rinse your mouth after brushing your teeth. Keeping your mouth healthy means a daily routine of brushing your teeth to get rid of plaque and bacteria. While you might be ...

Yes, you brush your teeth every morning, but could you be brushing at the wrong time? It turns out there is a correct time to brush, according to dentists. “Brushing your teeth in the morning is not ...

Medically reviewed by Brian T. Luong, DMD Electric toothbrushes offer several advantages over manual ones. They provide ...

Feel the need to brush your teeth after every sweet indulgence or other meals? Cleaning your teeth frequently throughout the day can't be a bad thing, right? Wrong. "Overbrushing does not give you a ...

Does your child balk at the sight of his toothbrush? Here’s how to calmly diffuse this situation so his teeth can be properly cleaned.

Some people wake up in the morning and head straight to the bathroom to brush their teeth. Others wait until they've had breakfast to do so. Whichever side you're on, you may think that when you brush ...

Chin acne got you down? Your tooth-brushing routine could be to blame. Toothpaste is an age-old hack to vanishing pimples fast, but breakouts around your mouth could be caused by brushing your teeth, ...

The twice-a-day struggle is all too real for many parents. Getting kids to brush their teeth properly can be both a headache and an anxiety-inducing dilemma because it’s hard to know whether children ...

Have you been brushing your teeth the wrong way all your life? A British dentist has gone viral for suggesting that wetting your toothbrush before applying toothpaste is a big no-no, which has got ...