NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

Why taking a selfie while brushing your teeth could be good for you

  • Written by Lance Vernon, Senior instructor, Case Western Reserve University

Teeth have been big news lately. First, there was the issue of whether flossing really helps lower the risk for tooth decay and gingivitis.

And now, questions about how often we really need to get dental X-rays have made the news.

The bottom line is that, clinically, these are complex issues that can’t easily be reduced to a simple soundbite.

Ma...

Read more: Why taking a selfie while brushing your teeth could be good for you

More Articles ...

  1. Psychology behind the unfunny consequences of jokes that denigrate
  2. Why are police inside public schools?
  3. How 'Star Trek' almost failed to launch
  4. Why academics are losing relevance in society – and how to stop it
  5. Do kids who grow kale eat kale?
  6. Pollen genetics can help with forensic investigations
  7. How a native plant ended up on reality TV, and why it's at risk
  8. US response to Zika: Fragmented and uneven
  9. In another newly discovered song, Woody Guthrie continues his assault on 'Old Man Trump'
  10. Decision from G20 leaders could prove the tipping point for free trade
  11. McDonald's and the global revolution of fast food workers
  12. Labor Day 2016: Six essential reads
  13. Why a four-day workweek is not good for your health
  14. It's time we reinvented labor for the 21st century
  15. Have we forgotten the true meaning of Labor Day?
  16. Melting glaciers, shifting biomes and dying trees in our national parks – yet we can take action on climate change
  17. Election legitimacy at risk, even without a November cyberattack
  18. How American policing fails neighborhoods -- and cops
  19. Early stage breast cancer: How to know whether to forgo chemo
  20. For African-American families, a daily task to combat negative stereotypes about hair
  21. How civic intelligence can teach what it means to be a citizen
  22. Believing in free will makes you feel more like your true self
  23. Does TPP's slow death mean the world is now unsafe for trade deals?
  24. Former chief White House ethics lawyer: Clinton Foundation controversy is just a distraction from bigger issue
  25. TV news stories about birth control quote politicians and priests more often than medical experts
  26. Cybathlon: A bionics competition for people with disabilities
  27. Who should pay for our corn ethanol policy – Big Oil or gas stations?
  28. Immigration: Five essential reads
  29. Why Colin Kaepernick is like George Washington
  30. To fix America’s child care, let’s look at the past
  31. How does a computer know where you're looking?
  32. Want to prevent lone wolf terrorism? Promote a 'sense of belonging'
  33. The U.S. wants Costa Rica to host refugees before they cross the border. Here's why
  34. Obama's Hawaiian marine preserve: Massive potential, monumental challenges
  35. Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership dead? Seven essential reads
  36. Are US antitrust regulators giving Silicon Valley's 'free' apps a free pass?
  37. Curing health care with a dose of big data and common sense
  38. The most important dam you probably haven't heard of
  39. Why has Japan's massacre of disabled gone unnoticed? For answers, look to the past
  40. Guns in Donald Trump's America
  41. Finding better ways to get hydrogen fuel from water
  42. A tale of two GDPs: Why Republicans and Democrats live in different economic realities
  43. How victims of terror are remembered distorts perceptions of safety
  44. Will a merged Tesla-SolarCity put a solar-powered battery in every home?
  45. Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids sold as counterfeits in deadly new trend
  46. How men benefit from family-friendly tenure policies
  47. Failed coup in Turkey means thousands are voting with their feet
  48. Scientists at work: Public archaeologists dig before the construction crews do
  49. Russia's aggressive power is resurgent, online and off
  50. Polio eradication effort challenged, but not derailed