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Oral health

Learn about why maintaining good oral hygiene is so important to your overall health.

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Eat Your Way to Pearly Whites
Can you trade in your teeth-whitening products for something green instead? Maybe. Gettin...

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Dental Dos and Don'ts
A walk by the shelves of toothpaste at your local drugstore shows that having whiter, healthier t...

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Top Foods That Cause Plaque—and Cavities
I’m trying to teach my toddler how to brush her teeth. She only has seven teeth, and the &l...

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How Healthy Gums Are Linked to Lower Cancer Risk
You know flossing is a great way to fend off gum disease. But cancer? Turns out that ther...

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Overcoming Fear of the Dentist
In the 1996 horror film, The Dentist, Corbin Bernsen played a horrifying (of course!) or...

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Spittin’ Image
Major League Baseball tried to ban chewing tobacco in 2011, but players like the Red Sox’ D...

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Brushing Up Your Immune System
Want an easy way to stay healthy? Keep your pearly whites shining. Bystaying on top of your ...

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How Flossing Is Linked to Overall Health
Daily flossing helps prevent heart disease, diabetes, and even erectile dysfunction.