Canker sores are vexing and common. The reason they occur isn’t clear, but your toothpaste could be a factor. An ingredient often used to make toothpaste foamy, sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), has been ...

Q. When I was a kid, I used to get horrible canker sores. My mother treated them with silver nitrate, which hurt like heck. After my braces came off, I took better care of my teeth and brushed more ...

The day after Halloween — that would be today — is National Brush Day, as in toothbrushing. Makes sense with the tons of candy collected nationwide by kids yesterday. I was surprised to learn the ...

If you’re a fan of drinking orange juice in the morning, you’ve likely realized that if you brush your teeth before your juice, your glass of OJ doesn’t quite taste right. Tropicana set out to ...