An old clip from Barney featuring one little boy who is a little too excited about brushing his teeth.
Celebrity Buzz During a performance for a radio station in New York, the pop singer hit a back-up dancer straight in the kisser with her mic, knocking out three of her teeth.
These are either truly terrifying rock creatures or fancy denture holders. Can you imagine visiting Grandma and seeing those in the kitchen? Terrifying.
Culture Buzz The tooth artists at Heward Dental Lab can create custom handpainted artwork on your teeth. We don’t really see the point, except they’re kind of cute, and definitely less embarrassing than that dancing bears tattoo you got in high school. (Thanks for the tip!)
Politics Buzz What’s up with John McCain’s dentist? We’re not trying to be mean to a 71-year-old, but those teeth may be showing their age more than a presidential candidate would hope. Aren’t we living in the Golden Age of teeth whitening?
Science Buzz The Inman Aligner is an invisible brace that promises perfect in teeth in one month at a fraction of the cost of traditional braces. If this had existed 15 years ago, it would have saved us a lot of pre-pubescent anguish.
Celebrity Buzz Here’s a round-up of famous people with famously bad teeth. They can afford a good orthodontist, but sometimes not even the best in the business can fix a bad case of meth mouth. (Thanks for the tip!)
Culture Buzz Spas and dentist offices have merged to bring you a more pleasant dentalwork experience. A therapeutic root canal sounds lovely, but do these spas take requests for an extra dose of nitrous oxide?
Science Buzz Tooth loss and dementia may be linked. Just as the flu and social networks might make you fat, you need to regularly brush, floss and rinse to avoid going cuckoo-crazy. Which is bad news since most of us can’t afford to go to the dentist at all.