Oil pulling, which involves swishing oil around in the mouth and spitting it out, is an ancient Ayurvedic practice that's getting a lot of traction on social media. The technique is believed to ...

Photo illustration by Oona Zenda of KFF Health News. Becky Carroll was missing a few teeth, and others were stained or crooked. Ashamed, she smiled with lips pressed closed. Her dentist offered to ...

Becky Carroll was missing a few teeth, and others were stained or crooked. Ashamed, she smiled with lips pressed closed. Her dentist offered to fix most of her teeth with root canals and crowns ...

Becky Carroll was missing a few teeth, and others were stained or crooked. Ashamed, she smiled with lips pressed closed. Her dentist offered to fix most of her teeth with root canals and crowns ...

Dental therapists can administer cleanings and fluoride treatment as well as sealants, that is, coatings that protect your teeth from bacteria. And they can do some relatively simple procedures ...

Becky Carroll was missing a few teeth, and others were stained or crooked. Ashamed, she smiled with lips pressed closed. Her dentist offered to fix most of her teeth with root canals and crowns ...

2. May remove debris Oil pulling can prevent the formation of plaque, as per a study published in European Journal of ...

A couple in need of dental care say they had to pull out their own teeth because no NHS dentist will treat them. A BBC News analysis of 2,500 dental practices on the NHS Choices website found half ...

For more than 50 million Americans, finding a dentist is a difficult – in some cases, impossible – proposition. Many rural ...

Becky Carroll was missing a few teeth, others were stained or crooked. Ashamed, she smiled with lips pressed closed. Her dentist offered to fix most of her teeth with root canals and crowns ...

NHS dental fees are going up in Wales for the first time in four years More people might pull out their own teeth because they cannot afford a hike in NHS dental fees, a dentists' leader has said.