No matter how much they brush their teeth, some people still get more cavities than others, in part because of differences in ...

Baleen whales don’t have teeth. Instead, they use baleen, a filtering system that lets the largest animals on Earth feed on ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released its plan to determine safe levels of fluoride in drinking water and is ...

Researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) have led a study, recently published in the Journal of Human Evolution, on the diet of individuals at the Sima de ...

The human body is remarkably good at handling repairs. Cut the skin, and the blood will clot over the wound and the healing ...

A Maryland mom and influencer was diagnosed with severe periodontal disease and had lost several of her teeth. She underwent ...

A large comparative study of primate teeth shows that grooves once linked to ancient human tooth-picking can form naturally, while some common modern dental problems appear uniquely human.

Researchers reporting in ACS Nano have designed a prototype teeth-whitening powder that is activated by the vibrations from ...

Impacted teeth pose significant risks to oral health, ranging from cyst formation to arch crowding. Early detection remains ...

Fossilized bones and teeth dating back approximately 773,000 years are reshaping scientists’ understanding of human evolution ...

Fluoride is used worldwide to prevent tooth decay – for example, in dental care products, table salt, and, in some countries, in drinking water. However, health concerns are raised, particularly in ...

Oral frailty can shorten your life expectancy, so those dreaded visits, drills and all, really are for your own good.