A TikTok trend suggesting that prosthetic teeth can be made out of InstaMorph beads has gone viral — and dentists are not happy. User Gypsy Lou posted a series of videos explaining how she figured out ...

Hair flossing, tooth gems and teeth filing: These DIY dental trends on TikTok are giving dentists a toothache. Tooth gems may be stylish, but they will attract bacteria, increasing the risk of ...

With more and more people turning to TikTok as a primary source of health information, a variety of health-related trends and challenges have taken off in recent years. While some can be beneficial – ...

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. A United Kingdom woman took matters into her own hands and tried to extract her own tooth after she could ...

Growing up, Skylar Geiger said that other kids called her “SpongeBob” because of the gaps between her teeth. “In real life and in social media I have been told that I was gorgeous until I smiled,” ...

Cleaning teeth. Image by Tim Sandle. Cleaning teeth. Image by Tim Sandle. Many utilise TikTok as a way to find innovative tips, trends and tricks that can make day-to-day practices easier (or not).

Yep, you read the headline right. A 23-year-old digital design student at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) used 3D printing technology to make a set of clear braces to straighten his ...

Dentists are warning Brits not to follow a social media trend dubbed the “doorknob tooth pull”. The craze involves tying a string around a tooth that needs to come out, connecting the string to a door ...