Hair flossing, tooth gems and teeth filing: These DIY dental trends on TikTok are giving dentists a toothache. Tooth gems may be stylish, but they will attract bacteria, increasing the risk of ...

Watch enough TikTok videos and you’re sure to see one extolling a special kind of do-it-yourself dentistry. Not about brushing and flossing, except maybe flossing with strands of your hair. These are ...

A major dental group is warning about a dangerous practice being promoted online and in social media: do-it-yourself teeth straightening. Some things are great to do yourself, but trying to straighten ...

This article was originally featured on KHN. Watch enough TikTok videos and you’re sure to see one extolling a special kind of do-it-yourself dentistry. Not about brushing and flossing, except maybe ...

For years, teeth whitening was the exclusive domain of dentists. But then came over-the-counter whitening kits. Now some dentists think the home remedies have gone too far. "The main ingredient in ...

People in the South West are pulling out their own teeth and doing DIY fillings as access to National Health Service (NHS) dentistry has reached critical levels. One woman has even resorted to filling ...

Toothfully told, this one may have been best left to the professionals. A mom-of-five has shared her disastrous results after ordering veneers online, admitting she “can’t even talk” with them. TikTok ...

THE perception of beauty has changed, in dentistry many people consider straight teeth as the ideal thing. Orthodontic treatment has turned into a scavenger hunt, screen time has increased, the search ...