Is taping your mouth shut really the secret to better sleep? Mouth taping is the latest sleep hack to go viral on social ...

You likely think about cavities and gum health when you go to a dental appointment, but the professionals who look inside your mouth can detect a lot more than that. “You can tell a lot about ...

With hand, foot, and mouth disease, or HFMD, spreading through certain parts of the country, there are certain symptoms to look for and ways to treat the illness.

I just turned 63 – that I have more episodes of dry mouth. I’m told this isn’t unusual for older people. Why would that be?

Specific combinations of microbes living in our mouths have been associated with one of the deadliest cancers in humans, suggesting good oral hygiene could do more than just save our teeth. "It is ...

Oropharyngeal cancer is a type of head and neck cancer. It affects the cells in the middle part of your throat, or what’s called the oropharynx. Early signs are easy to miss. “We can't see that area ...

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Gum (gingival) cancer is a rare type of oral cancer. Gingival cancer grows in the thin skin layer protecting your teeth. The skin layer is also called your gingiva. It covers your upper and lower jaws ...

Social media is full of people who tape their mouths shut at night for purported health benefits. Doctors wish they wouldn't.

With many kids spending their days at summer camps and daycare, local pediatricians say they're seeing an uptick in hand, foot, and mouth disease. Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a virus that ...