Oral Health Conditions

An illustration of a person holding up a dental floss pick as opposed to regular floss, against a bright pink background.
How Bad Is It Really to Use Floss Picks Instead of Regular Floss?
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Person in white bathrobe holding sesame oil in a bottle to oil pull for healthier teeth
What Really Happens to Your Body When You Oil Pull
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8 Resolutions Dentists Want You to Make This Year (Beyond Brushing and Flossing)
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a person with shoulder-length light brown hair wearing a grey sweater lying on a couch with their back to the camera and holding their head because they have a headache after dental work
Headache After the Dentist? Here's What Your Body's Trying to Tell You
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A dentist with short brown hair and glasses talking to an unrecognizable patient about their X-rays
7 Things Dentists Wish You'd Stop Doing at Your Checkups
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An illustration of a person applying a whitening strip on their teeth
How Bad Is It Really to Use Whitening Strips?
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a person with long curly brown hair wearing an orange towel and brushing their teeth with an electric toothbrush, as a way to stop receding gums
7 Causes of Receding Gums and How to Fix Them, According to a Dentist
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Close view of a person using a tongue scraper on their tongue to clean it
Does Tongue Scraping Really Have Health Benefits?
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a person wearing a grey t-shirt with brown hair in a ponytail swishing mouthwash at the bathroom sink
7 Ways to Keep Your Mouth Healthy When You Have Sjögren's Syndrome
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illustration of a person scraping tartar off their teeth with a dental cleaning instrument on a dark pink background
How Bad Is It Really to Scrape Tartar Off Your Teeth?
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a person with long black braids looking in the mirror and brushing their teeth in the bathroom
What the Color of Your Gums Can Tell You About Your Health
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illustration of a bathroom counter with a toothbrush in a cup with cobwebs next to a tube of toothpaste
How Bad Is It Really to Only Brush Your Teeth Once a Day?
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portrait of a person with curly brown hair touching their jaw because their gums hurt
12 Reasons Your Gums Hurt and How to Find Relief
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Illustration of the top half of a person in the shower brushing their teeth
How Bad Is It Really to Brush Your Teeth in the Shower?
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a person with dark hair and beard sitting on the couch and holding their face because they have a popping jaw
Jaw Popping? Here's What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You
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The 5 Best Water Flossers of 2023, According to Dentists
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Illustration of a person handing a toothbrush to someone else
How Bad Is It Really to Share a Toothbrush?
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Portrait of a woman at the dentist
Here's How Often You Really Need to Go to the Dentist
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Portrait of happy family black African American father and son child boy brushing teeth in the bathroom. Morning routine with toothbrushes, father’s day concept
How Much Do Your Genetics Affect Your Oral Health?
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Person pouring mouthwash, which can help ease dry mouth
The 14 Best Home Remedies for Dry Mouth
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Illustration of someone squeezing a tube of toothpaste labeled as expired onto a toothbrush
How Bad Is It Really to Use Expired Toothpaste?
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A dentist wearing a pink cap and blue scrubs using an overhead light to check a patient's teeth at the dentist's office.
5 Health Issues Your Dentist Can Spot (That Have Nothing to Do With Teeth)
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Man having toothache at dentist
What Exactly Is Tooth Decay, and How Do You Prevent It?
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Young black man looking at his bleeding gums in the bathroom mirror
Bleeding Gums? Here's What Your Body's Trying to Tell You
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A dental patient being examined and treated by a dentist
Gum Disease: Types, Causes, Symptoms and Treatments
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a woman looking at her mouth in the mirror because she has itchy gums
Itchy Gums? Here's What Your Body's Trying to Tell You
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A man holding his jaw because of wisdom tooth pain
What Causes Wisdom Tooth Pain and the Best Remedies to Treat It
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Open mouth during oral checkup at the dentist
What Causes Calcium Deposits on Teeth and How to Prevent Them
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woman looking in bathroom mirror and brushing her tongue to get rid of white tongue
What Causes a White Tongue, and How to Treat It
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The 7 Best Natural Toothpastes, According to Dentists
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a collage of some of the best night guards
The 6 Best Night Guards, According to Dentists
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a woman eating an ice cream cone and having tooth pain from tooth sensitivity to cold
8 Reasons Your Teeth Hurt All of a Sudden
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Laughing woman hanging out with friends during backyard dinner party
Why Your Oral Health Declines as You Age, and What You Can Do About It
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a collage of some of the best interdental brushes on a yellow and green background
The 6 Best Interdental Brushes for Cleaner Teeth
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A plate of steak over salad, as a natural remedy for canker sores
The 7 Best Natural Remedies for Canker Sores, and 2 to Skip
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couple eating peanut butter toast in bed, as an example of foods that make you keep getting cavities
8 Reasons You're Still Getting Cavities Even Though You Brush and Floss
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A collage of the top electric toothbrushes against a tan background
The 10 Best Electric Toothbrushes, According to Dentists
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person drinking water in bed after waking up with dry mouth
Waking Up With Dry Mouth? Here's What Your Body's Trying to Tell You
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close view of a woman taking out her night guard
Here's Exactly How to Clean Your Night Guard
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close view of a person measuring mouthwash in a small cup
5 Mouthwash Mistakes to Avoid for Better Oral Health
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A woman in her 40s flossing her teeth
The One Mistake You’re Probably Making When You Floss Your Teeth
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A person's hand writing on a sticky note on a desk
6 Things Dentists Do Every Day to Protect Their Teeth
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woman pouring a green fruit smoothie into a glass
7 Healthy Habits That Are Actually Terrible for Your Teeth
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a hand holding a cup of blue mouthwash over a bathroom sink
Do You Really Need to Use Mouthwash?
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close view of hands peeling garlic, as a toothache remedy
The 14 Best Toothache Remedies, According to Dentists
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couple brushing their teeth in the bathroom mirror
The One Mistake You’re Probably Making When You Brush Your Teeth
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man in the bathroom flossing before brushing his teeth
If You're Flossing After You Brush, You're Doing It Wrong
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girl brushing her teeth in the morning after breakfast
Should You Brush Your Teeth Before or After Breakfast?
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woman wearing pajamas and brushing her teeth in front of the bathroom mirror
7 Brushing Mistakes That Are Bad for Your Oral Health
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Illustration of a calendar and a toothbrush to represent how often to change your toothbrush
How Bad Is It Really to Use the Same Toothbrush Forever?
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man in his bathroom at home checking his bad morning breath
This Is Why Your Morning Breath Smells So Bad
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Side portrait of a woman holding an apple, one of the fruits that are good for your teeth
The 3 Best Fruits for Your Teeth, According to a Dentist
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A woman at home eating salad with salad dressing, which is one of the foods bad for teeth
7 Foods That Are Bad for Your Teeth, According to a Dentist
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A woman checking her bad breath smell in the bathroom
5 Reasons Your Breath Stinks That Have Nothing to Do With Food
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illustration of a toothbrush with a checkmark and a container of floss with an X depicting skipping flossing
How Bad Is It Really to Not Floss?
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mixed media image of molding of teeth grinding on a green background
What Really Happens to Your Body When You Grind Your Teeth
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Woman with jaw pain from teeth grinding
Grinding Your Teeth? Try These 3 Ways to Relax Your Jaw
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woman with bad breath wearing a mask
How to Get Your Bad Mask Breath Under Control
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Person doing planks on grey yoga mat in living room
Exercise After Wisdom Teeth Removal: How Long to Wait and Why
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The Squeeze on Citrus and Mouth and Tongue Sores
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5 Vitamin Deficiencies That Can Cause Dry Mouth
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close up of a woman punching a boxing bag hard
Tooth Hurt When You Walk, Run or Exercise? Here's Why, and What to Do About It
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Cookies
Foods to Avoid When You Have Oral Thrush
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Raw mixed nuts on wooden spoon and table with blue cloth
A List of Foods to Avoid After Wisdom Tooth Removal
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Soft chocolate pudding
How Soon Can You Eat After Tooth Extraction?
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Homemade ice cream as an example of food to eat after wisdom teeth removal
The Best Foods to Eat After Wisdom Teeth Removal, According to a Dentist
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We understand the importance of maintaining good oral hygiene and how oral conditions can affect overall health. That's why we offer a variety of resources to help you better understand these complex conditions and manage symptoms effectively at our oral health conditions page.

Our team of dental experts provides in-depth articles on specific oral conditions, such as cavities, gum disease and oral cancer, as well as general information on oral hygiene and dental care. We also offer practical advice on managing symptoms, including pain, sensitivity and bad breath, and provide information on various treatment options, such as medication, surgery and cosmetic procedures.

Our oral health conditions page is also a great resource for individuals of all ages. We offer tips on oral hygiene for children and adults, and provide information on how to maintain healthy teeth and gums throughout life."