All news on the topic: Teeth

Dakila McCombs, from Tennessee, was forced to wear dentures at 31 after severe tooth loss caused by gum infection, but she has embraced her dentures and wants to normalize them

Scientists found the number of teeth and amount of gum disease was linked to changes in the left hippocampus of the brain, the area associated with Alzheimer’s.

The Commons Health and Social Care Committee launched a review when a poll revealed 22% of people are not ­registered with a ­practice and 23% of those said they could not afford soaring treatment costs

Grant Lakey, 58, pulled out four teeth at his home in Bromley, south east London, before taking out a a £6,000 loan to have six implants in Turkey after failing to get access to an NHS dentist

The mum maintains she only wants the best for her 16-year-old daughter, but parents think she went too far with her approach - and said there was a better way to go about things

Non-smokers who only brush their teeth in the morning, as well as those who do not brush their teeth at all, are more likely to suffer from cardiovascular disease, new research has suggested

If the way you brush your teeth needs an upgrade, head to Amazon now for the Oral-B Vitality Pro electric toothbrush slashed to an unbelievable £20!

Lance Corporal Tevita Lavaki, 50, has admitted selling sperm whale teeth after the UK's biggest ever haul was found at his Oxfordshire home with a value of more than £18,000

A dentist has issued a grim warning to those who regularly brush their teeth while in the shower to try and save time - as it could actually lead to 'unwanted illness'

A mum-of-three who was left without any teeth because of her her constant vomiting during pregnancy says she is now so 'relaxed' she leaves the house without dentures

A mum has taken to social media to share how she got her toddler to enjoy having his teeth brushed, saying it has made their morning and night time routine so much easier

A dentistry expert has announced there's one thing all people regularly do which is terrible for the health of their teeth

When Jack James flew to Turkey to get veneers fitted, he never anticipated the horror that would unfold. Now £7,500 later, his teeth still aren't what he hoped they'd be

The quiz comes as four in ten Brits admit they brush their teeth for less than a minute a day - and a fifth go at least one day a week without brushing at all

Lifelong fisherman Eric Osinskie was fishing in Catskill Creek, New York state, when he caught the bizarre creature that was a 'cross between an eel and a leech'

A shocked diver, in the depths of Chesapeake Bay, has caught a bizarre fish with human-like teeth, smashing the world record for its enormous 'dinosaur-like' size, weighing over 17 pounds.

Many of us aren't getting the nutrients that we need from our diets which can sometimes lead to 'severe' complications. We look at the top five warning signs to watch out for.

A cosmetic dentist has shared some of the most common mistakes he thinks people make when brushing their teeth - and many people may find they've been doing it wrong for years

Anat Primo, who usually lives in Chiang Mai, Thailand, was wandering along a beach on the paradise island of Ko Lanta when she spotted the grisly remains of a sea creature that resembled "something out of a horror movie"

Cameron Richmond hurled anti-English abuse at a fellow partygoer and threw a glass at him, leaving him with his teeth "broken violently" at a family reunion in Perthshire

Patrick Ivory became angry because he thought that his pal had not returned the bank card to him, and then suddenly viciously bit him using his teeth as a "dangerous weapon" during a "petty" argument

Zoe Greenfield, from Leeds, West Yorkshire, is now on the hunt for love after repairing the damage done to her teeth by a cruel former partner and doesn't have to cover her mouth anymore

Natalie Lacasse, now 24, was given pain relief medication when she was just a teenager, but she suffered a rare side effect and lost all her teeth as a result

As one in four Brits struggle to get or afford a dentist appointment, Mirror writer Nia Dalton goes behind-the-scenes at Shard End Dental Practice to see the daily pressures NHS dental staff face

More than a third of adults feel that a first impression is key when it comes to forming new social relationships – and the same number worry it is difficult to change those initial perceptions once they have been made