An extended childhood, a hallmark of human development, may have gotten off to an ancient and unusual start. One of the earliest known members of the Homo genus experienced delayed, humanlike tooth ...

Fluoride does more than just prevent cavities—it actually strengthens teeth before they even come in. James Bekker, DMD, a pediatric dentist at University of Utah Health, explains how fluoride ...

A protein that quietly suppresses tooth growth may hold the key to regrowing teeth in adults, according to a line of research that has moved from mouse models to the doorstep of human clinical trials.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fossils of the ancient armored fish Romundina gagnieri reveal that early vertebrates had teeth growing on dental plates rather ...

For more than 30 years, Sue Lee, DMD, MMSc, has built her career around one simple idea: orthodontics should be about ...