Ever kiss someone immediately after waking up, your mouth warm and moist, stinky and steaming with a full night’s worth of germs? Do you wish all kisses could be so unpleasant? Do you partner with straight men? Here’s some news: According to a landmark new article in GQ by Jaya Saxena, men don’t wanna brush their…
Researchers in Italy say that the victims of Pompeii had perfect teeth right up to (and past) the moment when they were covered in and petrified by volcanic ash. So tell us, Science: How did they maintain those perfect sets of Pomper Chompers?
First-world kids of America are reportedly only getting $3.19 from the “Tooth Fairy” for each tooth that falls out of their gross little mouth chambers—a paltry amount, made even paltrier by the fact that it’s down 24 cents from last year.
What's up, brain-havers!? Feeling a little less-than-fresh? Maybe a slight headache? Something not quite right up in the dome? Well, you could be dehydrated. That's probably it. Did you drink any water today? You know I told you you should drink more water! Are you getting enough sleep? Sometimes when I can't sleep…
Sociologists like to say that gender identities are socially constructed. That just means that what it is, and what it means, to be male or female is at least partly the outcome of social interaction between people – visible through the rules, attitudes, media, or ideals in the social world.
Last night at the first-ever YouTube Awards, Lady Gaga took the concept of grills one step further and/or dressed up like a pop star version of the scary old preacher in Poltergeist.
Growing up can be a bit of a bloodbath for everyone, regardless of gender. And when it comes to how the actual gory details of the process are portrayed on film, young female characters don't often get the same freedom to explore the dark side of the process that young men do, unless you happen to be watching a horror…
Terrifying. If you don't remember Enobaria from the books, here's a refresher, via the Hunger Games wiki:
People are a little crazy about Diet Coke, right? Like more crazy about it than anyone should ever be about a beverage that they don't have to go to rehab for? Granted I've never been a big soda drinker so I do not speak as a representative of the Diet Coke community. I speak as someone who can't figure out why it's…
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Do you know how much most kids gets for losing a tooth these days? According to a survey by Delta Dental, the Tooth Fairy leaves an average $2.42, which is a 15.2% hike from what kids were pulling in in 2011. Jesus H. Christ! These kids are running a racket.
Earlier today, the White House released a new official portrait of Leslie Knope's boy toy, Vice President Joe Biden. Taken Jan. 10 by his official photographer, David Lienemann, we see a triumphant Biden sporting a body conscious pinstripe suit and a blue candy cane tie. He's surrounded by the American and vice…
In the pantheon of worst human word combinations, I think that "fake dentist performs DIY root canal" is pretty much Zeus. In a horrific story out of Bryn Mawr, PA, a pair of unlicensed dental clinic employees (one of whom had no medical training whatsoever) have been moonlighting as bargain basement back-alley…
Meet the Apex Predator (?), a pair of shoes that has the worst case of vagina dentata I've ever seen*. Designed by Fantich&Young and made with dentures (phew), these shoes are not available for purchase. However, you could probably make your own with lots of those plastic vampire fangs and some gold paint? Hmm...…
According to a recent study from USC's Ostrow School of Dentistry, — also informally known as the Ostrow School for Aspiring Sadists — kids whose mouths are riddled with cavities do significantly worse in school than their cavity-free peers, which might have something to do with the fact that only nerds floss.…
Given how many times your average toddler falls down during the day, pretty much any object poses some threat to them, but two new studies published in Pediatrics have found that there are a few culprits around the house that are responsible for a huge number of injuries: bottles, pacifiers, and sippy cups posed the…
It's easy to trick yourself into thinking that those sports and energy drinks are in some way good for you. Sure, they're loaded with sugar, but they rehydrate you, or help you stay awake in class, or give you wings. Yeah, well, a new study has found that they also taking the enamel right off your precious teeth. The…
If you'd just broken up with a dentist, you probably wouldn't go back to her office for help with a toothache a few days later—what with all the sharp objects and opportunities for inflicting pain. And yet, for some reason, that is exactly what Marek Olszewski of Poland did. But rather than get revenge by just being a…
If you've ever watched the show Extreme Makeover or The Doctors, you will recognize this aggressively positive "celebrity dentist." His name is Dr. Bill Dorfman, and in addition to making over people on television, he also has a dental practice in LA where he treats actual famous people. Or, should we say, he USED to…
Sick of hearing about sugar and all the ways it's wrecking our bodies? Too bad: Today there's yet another scary report about the hazards of sweetness. Today's New York Times goes inside an oral surgery operating room where a two-and-a-half year old is getting a root canal and some fillings, because 11 of his 20 baby…
