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 ...

After weeks of watching your baby drool and fuss, you finally spot that first little tooth bud popping up through the gums. Over the next couple of years, your baby's gummy smile will gradually be ...

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 ...

Janie Farias has her teeth examined by Dr. Ava Gates as Season for Caring recipients get free dental work from the Capital ...

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 ...

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 ...