Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Scrubbing ...

When it comes to brushing your teeth, here's a piece of advice you may never have heard: don't focus on your teeth. Instead, think more about your gums, particularly the border where teeth meet gums.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brushing your teeth with the modified bass technique is the best way to remove plaque. Drazen Zigic/Getty Images Some signs that ...