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 ...

TAMPA, Florida -- Tampa dentist Mike Foley pulls a lot more than just teeth, including his 2,000-pound car. Foley loves showing off the power of his jaws, and you could say it all started with his ...

While brushing your teeth and flossing are staples in oral care routines, many TikTokers are adding another step into the process — oil pulling. Oil pulling is the practice of swishing around oil ...

“Neighbors” once carried a story about Dr. David Fihn, Detroit Lakes, Minn., who died in May 2020; he was a dentist who among other things went on Rotary Club-sponsored overseas trips to give free ...

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 ...

People from the older generation will recall that, back in the day, extracting a tooth was a rite of passage in its own right. Back then, not many of us were taken to the dentist, meaning children's ...