When it comes to your smile, keeping your teeth free of cavities and sparkly white are often top priorities. But while your chompers may look healthy, your dental health actually starts with an often ...

A periodontist will harvest healthy tissue from the roof of your mouth or from a site close to the receding gum tissue. ArtistGNDphotography/Getty Images If you look in the mirror and your teeth ...

Are you starting to see more of your teeth along the gum line? Do your teeth appear to be “longer” than they were before? Are you experiencing sensitivity to hot and cold foods and beverages? These ...

Hormonal changes during menopause do not affect only periods or mood. They also affect the mouth. When oestrogen levels go ...

Joshua Lynn has spent most of his adult life hiding his smile. “I’d always put my hand in front of my mouth,” said the 34-year-old Los Angeles resident. Lynn’s teeth were a mess. His receding gum line ...

The dental checkup was supposed to be routine, just the latest in a long line of preventive exams. So as someone who prided herself on excellent oral care, 34-year-old Nina Saffari could hardly ...

If your teeth are looking a dingy yellow rather than pearly white, or if you’ve noticed some shifting happening in your mouth, don’t worry. Discolored teeth, receding gums, chips and gaps are all ...

What’s true for horses may not be true for us, as Claudia Hammond explains. And watch the video above to discover what happens if you don't brush your teeth for a week. The phrase “long in the tooth” ...

I qualified as a dentist in 2012 and now lead a cosmetic dental clinic and academy in London, England. A huge part of my role as a cosmetic dentist is teeth anti-aging. We all know that the natural ...

A periodontist will harvest healthy tissue from the roof of your mouth or from a site close to the receding gum tissue. ArtistGNDphotography/Getty Images A gum graft is a procedure that is used to fix ...