The human mouth primarily functions with the help of the temporomandibular joints, or the TMJs. These are complex sliding hinge joints on both sides of the face that connect the lower jaw to the skull ...

Dentist Ellyce Clonan can tell when her patients are stoned. “I can smell it on them, and then there’s the red eyes and dry mouth,” said Clonan, a clinical assistant professor at the University at ...

Scientists are discovering that the oral microbiome—home to hundreds of species of bacteria and fungi—may help predict everything from cancer risk to heart and brain health. A dentist reviews a dental ...

The president filed a federal lawsuit on Dec. 15 against the BBC, alleging the worldwide news organization "put terrible words" in his mouth and made it seem in a video that he called for violence in ...

I decided to take on a viewer’s daring challenge—catching an apple thrown across my backyard (with a little risk involved). See how I fared as I put my reflexes to the test and tried to catch the ...

A concerned cat owner took to Reddit to find out what happened to their pet’s mouth after noticing some brown spots on his gums—then they realized what it was. In a viral post shared in October under ...

Do you wake up in the middle of the night and need to drink water? Or notice that your mouth constantly feels like it’s filled with cotton balls? You might have dry mouth (a.k.a. xerostomia), an oral ...

Is taping your mouth shut really the secret to better sleep? Mouth taping is the latest sleep hack to go viral on social media. Some claim the practice leads to deeper sleep, less snoring and more ...

You've probably heard of ‘mouth taping’ by now. Emma Roberts, Jimmy Fallon, and Gwyneth Paltrow have all been said to try it out. Not to mention tons of people on TikTok, who claim that being forced ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Having your mouth taped shut is the stuff of nightmares — but some people are doing just that to themselves. And ...

Georgia reports over twice as many hand, foot, and mouth disease cases this year compared to last year. The disease spreads easily among children under 5 through saliva, droplets, surfaces, and fecal ...

Starting in 2026, Americans aged 50 and older earning over $145,000 must make their 401(k) catch-up contributions to a Roth account. This new rule means high-earning older workers will pay taxes on ...