An old tradition is being repackaged as a sleek new startup product. We might stick with our trusty Oral-B, thank you very much. Before the modern toothbrush existed, people cleaned their teeth by ...

Sometimes sustainable design is not about creating new objects — it is often more effective to promote, re-design, or even re-package an existing product. Lebanese designer Leen Sadder probably came ...

A few days ago, I saw a short video on how a lot of people in the US are giving up using toothbrushes and switching to using Miswaks instead. For the uninitiated, Miswak is the twig from the Arak tree ...

Many use the tree's branches to clean their teeth Abu Dhabi: If you thought it might sound old-fashioned to suggest you start using tree twigs to clean your teeth, you are wrong. The World Health ...

A company called Yoni has received ridicule online for their 'raw toothbrush.' New Delhi: Whether its yoga or oil pulling, the West has often borrowed and repackaged centuries-old practices to make ...

Dental health benefits of neem, tripahala, miswak: Experts say that all these three ingredients showed antibacterial effects, and when triphala and neem were combined with chlorhexidine, they worked ...

KARACHI: Ever come up with a genius idea and try to execute it, only to eventually be told that it has already been done thousands of years ago? That’s a dilemma of every artist, ever. You come up ...

Hyderabad: For Muslims, using tooth paste to brush one’s teeth while fasting is not advisable. Doubts have been expressed by many Muslims whether using toothpaste would have an impact on fasting.

The mouth is the gateway to the whole body. On account of this attribute, a healthy mouth is essential for a healthy body. Our mouth harbours around 700 species of diverse microorganisms like bacteria ...