Prince Charles reportedly relied on former senior valet Michael Fawcett to squeeze toothpaste onto his royal toothbrush. Fawcett, was according to numerous news sources, the only person Charles trusted with this tremendous responsibility.

Before it was sold over-the-counter for oral care, did you know that Listerine was initially invented in the 19th century as a surgical antiseptic, and later promoted as a floor cleaner and cure for gonorrhea? (The smell always did remind us a bit of Pine-Sol®. . . .)...

Fans of Western novels are no strangers to the name Zane Grey. Before writing over 80 books, Pearl Zane Grey practiced dentistry in New York. Unfortunately, his love for dentistry decayed and he quickly abandoned the field once he became a published author. While...

Not only is tooth decay the most common and widespread disease of humankind, it is possibly the oldest. Skulls of pre-historic humans have been examined and tooth decay has been found. The latest findings from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s...

In the Dark Ages, superstitions held that a person could cure a toothache, or even re-grow a lost tooth, by obtaining a tooth from someone else. This tooth would preferably have come from a hanged criminal. In fact, it was believed by some that the mere possession of...

Did you know that the human tongue has up to 10,000 taste buds? Apart from having the ability to discern the tastes of salt, sour, bitter, sweet, and savory, the tongue is also an indicator of general health — a mainstay of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Some general...

In medieval times 10% of deaths in London were tooth-related.

During the middle ages a person caught eating meat on Friday would be sent to the tooth-puller as punishment.

The earliest record of tooth decay was described by the Sumerians as “tooth worms”.  In ancient Greece, toothaches were also believed to be caused by tiny worms burrowing into teeth. This misconception led to the practice of treating toothaches by applying a mixture...