At the very minimum, you should be rinsing your mouth guard with lukewarm water and brushing it gently once a day. All the experts I spoke to said a standard drugstore toothbrush will do; just make ...

You have done the hard work. Your patient's teeth are straight, and now it is mostly up to them to keep it that way. Unfortunately, you can give patients all the instructions you want about regular ...

Word of mouth has it that my mouth isn’t as big as everyone thinks and that my foot (size 11 wide) isn’t stuck in it. But the ...

Whether you wear Invisaligns to straighten your teeth or retainers to keep them that way both can carry many germs. ”Everytime they take them out when they’re brushing to brush the retainer as well ...

Ensuring patient compliance is tricky after any dental procedure, but it is especially difficult with patients who are starting long-term retainer use after their braces come off. Now a new study on ...

Clear, plastic aligners have been growing in popularity as alternatives to bulky, metal braces. And once the teeth are straightened, patients graduate to plastic retainers to maintain the perfect ...