Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Scrubbing ...

Brushing properly will keep your teeth and gums healthy and prevent disease, but most of us are doing it wrong. A study in Sweden found that only one in ten people practice the best brushing technique ...

Think you know how to brush your teeth? Think again. The world of oral health is evolving, and so should your brushing technique. Dentist Arman Farhadtouski, PSM, DDS, dives into the details of ...

When it comes to brushing your teeth, here's a piece of advice you may never have heard: don't focus on your teeth. Instead, think more about your gums, particularly the border where teeth meet gums.

It is among the first lessons a child is taught: how to brush your teeth correctly. But what is "correct" when it comes to manual toothbrushing? According to the authors of a new study in the British ...