The modified Bass technique involves placing the brush at a 45-degree angle to the tooth face (tilted down for the lower jaw and upwards for the upper, as if you are trying almost to edge the bristles ...

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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.

Taking care of your teeth is important — the consequences of not having good oral health are horrifying. Seriously, Google image search "periodontitis" for proof. Health conditions other than gum ...

Do you brush horizontal or vertical? Do you brush your gums as well as your teeth? What is the best way to brush those pearly whites? Well according to new research no one has yet determined the best ...

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