You know the drill — you’re supposed to floss at least once a day to remove plaque and food particles from your teeth to ...

Here's how to make your oral hygiene routine more effective.

It's one of the most universal recommendations in all of public health: Floss daily to prevent gum disease and cavities. Except there's little proof that flossing works. Still, the federal government, ...

Oral-B says it has reformulated Glide dental floss to remove PTFE, a material linked to PFAS concerns Earlier studies and lab ...

Tooth flossing is routinely advised by dental practitioners; however, less is known about the recommended flossing technique. Why is tooth flossing recommended? The oral cavity provides an ideal ...

A recent study demonstrates that including flossing as part of one's routine oral care can actually help reduce the amount of gum disease-causing bacteria found in the mouth, therefore contributing to ...

A few things that should never go down your toilet include cotton pads, hair - and somewhat surprisingly, floss. While these little pieces of string might seem innocent enough to toss in your bowl, it ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) -- Dental floss may prevent toothaches, but it's given jailers plenty of headaches. When a group of New York prisoners sued last month to demand access to dental floss, ...

COUNTING teeth is something you might have done as a child when your adult ones were growing in. But scientists say the ...

Brushing your teeth might seem like a simple task you do twice a day, especially if you have an electric toothbrush that does most of the work for you. You put a pea-sized amount of toothpaste on the ...

A robotic microswarm may one day automate the routine of rinsing, brushing, and flossing teeth. A multidisciplinary team developed the technology, which employs a magnetic field to direct the iron ...