If you're overdue for a fresh toothbrush (which, if you're like most Americans, you are), you may find yourself puzzling over what to do with the brush that's been sitting on your bathroom sink for ...

Schools can turn old toothpaste tubes and toothbrushes into fresh supplies in a contest announced by Colgate, ShopRite and TerraCycle. Between now and June 30, schools can collect used oral care waste ...

I have to take better care of my teeth. That’s the lesson I learned multiple cavities and three crowns later. I was a child who dreaded going to the dentist, and I’ve now advanced into an adult who ...

During my lifetime, I’ve used and thrown away about 200 toothbrushes (around four per year, like my dentist has always advised). Each one, made entirely of plastic, is still sitting in a landfill ...

Here’s a startling statistic: If people in the United States followed the American Dental Association’s recommendation to replace their toothbrushes every 3 to 4 months, more than 1 billion ...

A warning from experts has emerged that toothbrushes used daily could become a "habitat for microorganisms" teeming with various bacteria and viruses. Specialists emphasize that proper storage methods ...

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