A look at the nuances of brushing, interdental cleaning, and why a healthy mouth requires personalized guidance.

Would you rather wait in line at the DMV or do your taxes than floss your teeth? You're not alone. Only one in three Americans floss every day, and 20% don't floss at all. Trust us, we get it — ...

Flossing is considered as a cornerstone for effective oral health. Dentists recognize flossing as a practice that prevents ...

Dentists talk about the importance of brushing and flossing, and in which order — plus more health tips from the One Small Thing newsletter ...

A video shared by a dentist highlights the difference between common flossing mistakes and the correct technique. Here's how you should be flossing.

This article is more than 9 years old. The story questioning the benefits of flossing doesn’t actually say that flossing has no benefits. The data, primarily based on a Cochrane review from 2011 and ...

HOLMDEL, N.J. – 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 ...

"I can literally feel the difference in how clean my teeth feel. It truly feels like I had just gone to the dentist and they ...

So how are those New Year's resolutions going? If you bothered to make them at all, more than a quarter of you have already given up, according to studies cited by The Washington Post. Knowing those ...

Oil pulling is an ancient oral hygiene practice; researchers have likened it to an old-fashioned version of using mouthwash. It entails swishing about a tablespoon of edible oil, such as coconut, ...

Although we’ve covered some pretty nifty tooth-cleaning gadgets before at Digital Trends, dental floss seems like one of those things you can’t really rethink in a big way. It’s been commercially ...