“It can dry out the mouth, leading to oral health issues like cavities, gum inflammation, and bad breath,” says Dr. Rafael Boruchov, a dentist with two practices in New York City. “It can ...

Halitosis, or bad breath, happens when bacteria eat leftover food in your mouth, producing smelly compounds. Bad breath can result from eating habits, smoking, or health conditions like heartburn ...

An itchy mouth is a common, though sometimes alarming, symptom that many people experience. It can be caused by viral or fungal infections or allergies to food, pollen, latex, medications ...

Animals use many different kinds of adaptations to protect themselves. These animals, for example, have fangs!

SPOILER ALERT: The following piece contains spoilers for the series finale of “Big Mouth,” now streaming on Netflix. It may surprise you to learn that “Big Mouth,” the Netflix animated ...

The doctor will take a medical history and examine the person by gently feeling the salivary glands inside of the mouth. Most salivary gland stones resolve with conservative treatment. Patients will ...

“Saliva is an important player in oral health, and the risk of infections in the mouth increases when the flow of saliva is somehow impacted,” said Dr. Christopher Cutler, chair of the Department of ...

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When Blake Fischer, a top Idaho wildlife official, killed an entire family of chacma baboons and other animals on a recent trophy hunting trip to Namibia, the dustup that followed—and his widely ...

Occurred on April 12, 2025 / Giant's Castle, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Info from Licensor: "In South Africa's Giant's Castle Resort, a Chacma Baboon walks up to a closed glass sliding door and ...

Bumps on the gums can occur for many reasons, such as tooth decay, oral fibroma, and, in rare cases, mouth cancer. Treatment depends on the cause. Bumps on the gums develop for many reasons ...

Mouth taping is one of those questionable TikTok health hacks that has seemed to stick around. It's a simple intervention: Place a piece of tape over the mouth and go to bed. The idea is that the ...