Eating a balanced diet, getting enough exercise and quitting smoking can all lower your risk of developing the neurological disease, and scientists have also found a link between a simple two-minute ...

Tooth flossing is routinely advised by dental practitioners; however, less is known about the recommended flossing technique. Why is tooth flossing recommended? The oral cavity provides an ideal ...

People who regularly floss their teeth (one or more times per week) may lower their risk of stroke caused by a blood clot traveling from the heart and a stroke associated with an irregular heartbeat ...

Propr®, a fluoride free oral care company founded by esteemed periodontist Dr. Jack Gruber, today announced the launch of ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) -- Dental floss may prevent toothaches, but it's given jailers plenty of headaches. When a group of New York prisoners sued last month to demand access to dental floss, ...

A recent study demonstrates that including flossing as part of one's routine oral care can actually help reduce the amount of gum disease-causing bacteria found in the mouth, therefore contributing to ...

Dental floss is a tool that uses thin threads to clean between teeth, and some people use dental floss as a finishing touch to brushing their teeth. A research team at Tufts University in the United ...

HOLMDEL, N.J. (AP) — It’s one of the most universal recommendations in all of public health: Floss daily to prevent gum disease and cavities. Except there’s little proof that flossing works. Still, ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Dental floss may prevent toothaches, but it's given jailers plenty of headaches. When a group of New York prisoners sued last month to demand access to dental floss, officials ...