You can clean or disinfect your toothbrush with a few simple, at-home methods. It's also important to store it properly in ...

Toothpicks carry a host of risks to your teeth and gums and may even damage expensive dental installations like fillings or veneers.

We tested more than 60 oral hygiene products, from toothbrushes and toothpastes to tongue scrapers and mouthwashes. These 11 ...

For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use – people cleaning their ...

Two minutes, twice a day, is the magic number. Dentists say this is long enough to remove plaque and food debris but not so ...

For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use – people cleaning their teeth with sticks or fibers, or easing gum pain with makeshift “toothpicks” ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

An Egyptian wrestler is hoping he has set a world record after pulling a 700-ton (635,000kg) ship with his teeth. Ashraf Mahrous, 44, pulled it across the water in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Hurghada ...

A hugely popular Egyptian wrestler geared up for an extraordinary challenge Saturday: pulling a 700-tonne ship across the water with a rope held only by his teeth. It’s not the first time Ashraf ...