When brushing your teeth, you clean any film and bacteria from food and sugary drinks. When you go a step further and skip ...

A mucous cyst develops when the mouth’s salivary glands become plugged ... and that it’s not getting any larger. Warm saltwater rinses may help speed up the healing process.

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But whatever your particular reason for using it, she said mouthwash should be used at the end of your oral hygiene routine. “The fluoride and antimicrobial agents in mouthwash are only effective when ...

When UVA Today reached out to talk to him about this social media-stoked trend, he’d just finished talking about mouth taping with one of his patients. “I’m really glad you are taking this on,” he ...

Using mouthwash is a critical part of ensuring oral health. It helps to freshen your breath, kill bacteria, and protect your teeth and gums from cavities and gum disease. However, it’s worth ...

A sore tongue and throat can have a number of possible causes. Most are not serious, such as allergies, minor trauma, and oral thrush. In some cases, however, a sore throat and tongue may have a more ...

“I remember as a child getting seven cavities filled at one time.” She also remembers being plagued by mouth ulcers and gum inflammation. Years later, she started experiencing digestive ...

Shampoo contains surfactants, which help the sebum mix with water and allow it to rinse out, along with dirt, dead skin cells, and product residue. Shampoos contain about: 80% to 90% water 2% to 8% ...

Turns out, there are a number of reasons beyond face planting or chomping on a pointy potato chip that can leave you with a metallic taste in your mouth. Some are definitely more common than ...

A perennial appliance question seems to be: Should you pre-rinse dishes before loading them into the dishwasher? And if you do pre-rinse, are you wasting water and doing too much of the machine’s job?