The link between good oral health and general health isn't a far-fetched notion. There's many pieces about how your teeth can tell you a lot about the rest of your body. For example, poor oral hygiene ...

When you think of termites, you imagine millions of tiny, hidden invaders quietly eating away at the wood that holds a ...

A significant part of dental hygiene often focuses on aesthetic concerns, yet the importance of gums is often overlooked.

Tartar arises from plague, when plague stays for a longer time on your teeth, it hardens and turns into tartar. Here are some natural remedies that may help. facebook White teeth are magnetic. Aren't ...

A nuisance to dentists is now a boon for archaeologists. Researchers have successfully sequenced DNA from fossilized plaque on 700-year-old teeth. Calculus is the only part of your body to fossilize ...

The researchers analyzed snippets of DNA left in the centuries-old tartar buildup. Courtesy of PLOS One, Rikai Sawafuji Researchers in Japan have taken a close look at the tartar on centuries-old ...