Is a dog’s mouth cleaner than a human’s mouth? Here, we present an infographic designed to provide educational insights into a dog’s mouth and the potential health risks associated with them. While ...

A post I read on the Internet claims that a dog's mouth is cleaner than a human's mouth. Is that true? The facts: No, not true. Both mouths have microbes that can cause various dental diseases, vet… ...

Human and dog saliva each contain about 400 species of bacteria, but the similarity ends there. The microbiome of human and dog saliva is very different. “If you look at humans and dogs, we only saw ...

It is conceivable that a dog with fecal material in its mouth could transmit an intestinal parasite to a human through licking, but that is rare, Dr. Sarah Proctor, a clinical assistant professor ...