How Should I Care for My Teeth and Gums? Dental plaque is a sticky film of bacteria that builds up on your teeth throughout your day. It's colorless so you may not see it, but it's still there. The ...

C. Everett Koop, the avuncular doctor with a fluffy white beard who served as the U.S. surgeon general during the Reagan administration, was famous for his work as an innovative pediatric surgeon and ...

Delta Dental's first Senior Oral Health Survey revealed that 72% of Americans aged 50 and older wish they had taken better care of their teeth in youth, yet many still aren't doing so. With oral ...

Nichole Babbitt had been living with pain for years. One of her wisdom teeth had broken off, exposing the root. "It has been super painful to live like this," she said. The tooth, she said, causes ...

"My teeth are horrible," Rebecca Adamson said as she entered the office of Dr. Kavin Kelp over the weekend. After having two children a year apart and her wisdom teeth coming in, the Marine, who has ...