This week, I found myself going down a very specific rabbit hole—one in which I watched video after video of people doing the Elephant Toothpaste science experiment. If you’re not familiar, the ...

Each week, MyHealthNewsDaily asks the experts to answer questions about your health. This week, we asked dentists: Does everyone need fluoride toothpaste? Their answers have been edited and condensed ...

WHETHER THOSE RESOLUTIONS FOR THE NEW YEAR ARE HANGING ON OR NOT, JANUARY IS CERTAINLY A TIME WHERE SO MANY OF US FOCUS ON SELF-CARE. METEOROLOGIST MARQUISE MEDA IS AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER, ...

MEREDITH: WELCOME BACK. YOU KNOW WHEN YOU ARE BRUSHING YOUR TEETH AND THE TOOTHPASTE BECOMES REALLY FOAMY IN YOUR MOUTH? THAT’S BECAUSE OF A CHEMICAL REACTION AND IN THIS WEEK’S SCIENCE OF IT, WE ARE ...

For a healthy smile brush between meals, floss regularly and eat plenty of chocolate? According to a new doctoral candidate an extract of cocoa powder that occurs naturally in chocolates, teas, and ...

Billions of people around the world dutifully brush their teeth with toothpaste every day, but some are starting to question this status quo. These contrarians see sense in brushing but aren’t sure ...

New Atlas reports that a new contender has entered the “toothpaste capsule” space, with nearly identical ingredients to an existing product—and neither has cavity-fighting fluoride. The new version, a ...

When Baby V began sprouting teeth, I hopped online to figure out how to handle the new sharp, white residents of her mouth. I quickly found my answer. I’m supposed to use a pea-sized amount of ...

NEW DELHI: If your toddler chews on the toothbrush, licks and swallows toothpaste, make sure it is non-fluoridated. Fluoride ingested by children less than four years old can be harmful. NEW DELHI: If ...

Many parents are squeezing potentially unhealthy amounts of toothpaste on their children’s brushes, health officials warned in a study released on Friday. The study, by the Centers for Disease Control ...

This week, the media worked itself into a lather—as it is wont to do—over news that Crest will be releasing a chocolate-flavored toothpaste in early February. Mint Chocolate Trek will be one of three ...