Brush or floss first? Add a mouthwash? You may think you know all there is to taking care of your teeth –– but maybe you ...

Brushing-flossing sequence There is no official guidance on whether to floss before or after brushing your teeth and no consensus among oral health professionals, but some dentists recommend flossing ...

Suppose the steps for the teeth-cleaning algorithm ... and toothpaste would still be put on the brush. But because steps 1 and 2 are in the wrong sequence the teeth wouldn’t get cleaned with ...

First, a confession: When my parents sent me off to brush my teeth at 7 or 8 years old, I would sometimes run the water in the sink, rub a dab of toothpaste on my front teeth, and stall long ...

February is Children’s Dental Health Month and a great reminder of why caring for kids’ teeth is so important. “I feel like a huge misconception is that ...

After you're finished brushing your teeth, you can go ahead and skip the rinse step. As it turns out, it could actually be detrimental to the health of those pearly whites. It might sound (and ...

To brush your dog's teeth, they need to be comfortable with you messing with their mouth. It's best to start this when they are a young puppy. The process is desensitizing them to you touching and ...

When to start brushing, how to cope with resistance, fears of the dentist… Parents often have lots of burning questions about how to look after children's teeth. We got social media's favourite ...

There is no official guidance on whether to floss before or after brushing your teeth and no consensus among oral health professionals, but some dentists recommend flossing first. But the most ...