Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Can charcoal toothpaste really whiten your teeth? Experts explain why the popular product can pose some risks to your oral health.

There are scores of toothpastes available on the shelves, but dentists say there are right and wrong options.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced in a Thursday press release that he has a new investigative target: ...

Hydrofluorosilicic acid is an additive used to fluoridate community water supplies in the U.S. Like many chemicals, it is caustic in its concentrated form. But it never reaches consumers, and the ...

Alarming new research has found that toothpastes are often contaminated with lead and other heavy metals. In tests conducted by the lead safety activist Tamara Rubin, who runs the website Lead Safe ...

Instead of the white foam most of us normally produce when brushing our teeth, activated charcoal toothpastes coat teeth (temporarily) in a dusky slurry. Yet despite their dark hues, many companies ...