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 ...

Can you handle the tooth? Dr. Praveen Sharma, a UK-based dentist and scientific adviser to the British Dental Association, says many people practice four bad habits when it comes to their dental ...

Brushing your teeth at the wrong time could do more harm than good. (Getty Images) Do you brush before or after breakfast? If your answer is the latter you might want to rethink things to help ...

Think brushing your teeth after eating is always a good idea? Hate to break it to you, but your post-meal brush session might ...

Think you’ve got brushing your teeth down? Think again. Dr. Arash Ravanbakhsh, the owner of Inglewood Family Dental in Calgary, Canada, recently shared five common mistakes people make while brushing ...

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 ...

Is it better to brush your teeth before or after breakfast or a cup of coffee? We all have our morning routines. Some of us make a beeline for the bathroom to brush away morning breath. Others prefer ...

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