Brushing our teeth is something we all do twice every single day. Or least should be doing. But, according to experts, many of us have actually been doing it completely wrong. With more people than ...

When it comes to brushing your teeth, here's a piece of advice you may never have heard: don't focus on your teeth. Instead, think more about your gums, particularly the border where teeth meet gums.

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See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Across an average lifetime, we spend roughly 82 days brushing our teeth ...