Most of us think about our teeth in a fairly narrow way. We brush, we floss (some days more than others), and we book the ...

Jul. 3, 2025 -- How does oral health affect your entire body? What is the oral microbiome, and how can oral bacteria trigger inflammation beyond your mouth? In this episode, we spoke to Nammy Patel, ...

Sleep quality is often linked to habits like caffeine intake, exercise, or screen time before bed. But dentists are increasingly warning that oral health problems—such as teeth grinding, gum ...

Good oral health is more than having healthy teeth and gums. Indigenous people told researchers why it’s central to their ...

Regular readers of my blog will know that I am always prepared to look at any claim of any behaviour being an addiction, compulsion or obsession irrespective of how trivial the behaviour might be ...

At an auction in England in 2011, one of John Lennon’s teeth sold for just over US$31,000. Yet, in a society where 1 out of 5 Americans ages 75 and up live without their teeth, many people may not ...