When you take a close look at your back teeth, you may see deep ridges in the biting surfaces of your molars and premolars. These teeth are naturally ridged to grind food, but a particularly deep texture could become a health risk because daily brushing and flossing may not be able to reach food particles and plaque that have become... read more »

No one likes to discuss saliva. To be honest, it isn’t something that comes up at parties, and if someone walked up to you on the street and wanted to tell you about their saliva, you would probably start looking for an escape route. But saliva is extraordinarily important to a healthy mouth. It helps to digest your food, cleans... read more »