Teaching your child to rinse their mouth after every meal is probably one of the best oral habits By Dr Diksha Tahilramani Batra A million questions cross your mind as a parent when you don’t know what to make of your child’s sometimes atypical dental behaviours and habits. Let’s demystify the ones that should bother […]
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Expert warns against 'hack' of using your hair to floss your teeth
The ‘hack’ we’re about to detail will either absolutely horrify you… or you will have been doing it for ages. People on TikTok are recommending that when you have food stuck in your teeth and don’t have any floss to hand, you should just yank out a strand of your hair and use that to […]
COVID bites: Cracked teeth another coronavirus scourge
(HealthDay)—Dentists are drilling down on another worrying trend related to the coronavirus: more cracked teeth. Like sleepless nights and stomach jitters, teeth grinding is a telltale sign of stress. And the habit—which can damage and break your choppers—is sending people to dental offices in growing numbers amid the coronavirus pandemic. “I have been seeing a […]
PROFESSOR ROBERT THOMAS: Cut risk of cancer by brushing your teeth
Cut your risk of cancer: Brush your teeth, don’t burn your toast… and swap your jam for avocado. These are just some of the tips from PROFESSOR ROBERT THOMAS – the expert who can help you live longer The more I delve into research from around the world, and the more I listen to the […]
This TikTok Hack for Whiter Teeth Is Going Viral—but a Dentist Says It's Actually Dangerous
The TikTok hacks are at it again, this time with questionable teeth whitening methods. A TikToker by the name of @clauds244, who likes to share her own brand of wellness advice on the platform, created a video of herself putting 3% hydrogen peroxide on cotton swabs and then running the swabs across her teeth to […]
Cavity-causing bacteria assemble an army of protective microbes on human teeth
Studying bacteria in a petri dish or test tube has yielded insights into how they function and, in some cases, contribute to disease. But this approach leaves out crucial details about how bacteria act in the real world. Taking a translational approach, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and the Georgia […]