Your gums, often overshadowed by the show-stopping teeth they support, play a crucial role in your oral health that you may not fully appreciate. Healthy gums don't just hold your teeth in place; they ...

How Should I Care for My Teeth and Gums? Dental plaque is a sticky film of bacteria that builds up on your teeth throughout your day. It's colorless so you may not see it, but it's still there. The ...

That twinge when you sip your morning coffee? The occasional bleeding when you brush? That strange persistent taste that wasn’t there before? Your mouth is constantly communicating with you, sending ...

The health of your teeth and gums, and oral health in general, is more important than you might think. Decades of research ...

A dentist reveals the foods that are best and worst for your oral health, including foods that can cause gum inflammation ...

Despite the World Health Organization’s recent warning about it, aspartame doesn't pose a cancer risk, the FDA and industry experts insist — but given that the artificial sweetener is used in many ...

When you think about diabetes, you might not immediately connect it to oral health. However, there’s a significant relationship between the condition of your gums and the state of your blood sugar ...