Photo illustration by Oona Zenda of KFF Health News. Becky Carroll was missing a few teeth, and others were stained or crooked. Ashamed, she smiled with lips pressed closed. Her dentist offered to fix ...

About 20 years ago, my dentist was out of the office when I had my regular dental hygiene appointment. His partner said that I had stain on my teeth which couldn't be removed, and which could indicate ...

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Oil pulling, which involves swishing oil around in the mouth and spitting it out, is an ancient Ayurvedic practice that's getting a lot of traction on social media. The technique is believed to help ...

My last visit to a dentist office was about four years ago when I had a cavity filled and, later, my wisdom teeth pulled. I missed about a week of work and it took my mouth another month to feel ...