Have you looked at your tongue recently? The way it looks, feels and moves could have wide-ranging implications for your ...

Students share amusing tales of when they got their teeth checked – from getting superhero capes to fun toothpaste flavours.

Associate dentist Madeleine Averley says the biggest mistake she sees in her clinic is patients who’ve neglected the rest of their mouth. “They only brush their teeth,” she says. “But you have to ...

Researchers directed electric current to activate targeted facial muscles and then asked study participants how they felt ...

“This keeps the rest of the mouth strong and allows us to attach teeth that feel natural, both in look and function.” The new system, called ‘TruBridge,’ is tailored to fit each patient’s unique ...

Dry mouth (also known as xerostomia) happens when your salivary glands don't make enough spit for your mouth to stay wet. Saliva is important for moistening and cleansing our mouths and for ...

There are also medical treatments for severe pain affecting wisdom teeth, the third molars farthest back in the mouth. It's important to seek dental care even with symptom relief from at-home remedies ...

Imagine if you had missing teeth in the front of your mouth because you had them removed because of large cavities. There are numerous studies that show that people missing their front teeth can ...

Teeth grinding, or bruxism, can happen day or night. But sleep bruxism is much harder to treat since many of us don’t even know we’re doing it. The condition is often only detected when ...

Other signs can be spotted in the jaw. Still others involve the teeth. In addition, bad breath is something to keep an eye on. Finally, mouth sores should be monitored as a possible red flag.

More than one in ten adults live with dry mouth and an estimated 7 million older adults have the condition. But many patients don't realise that the sticky feeling in their mouth, frequent thirst ...