Jaw bone cancer can affect the bones of the upper or lower jaw. Cancer from another part of the mouth may spread into the bones, or the tumor may begin in the bone itself. Jaw bone cancer may involve ...

A 3-month-old French bulldog (not pictured) made history when he regrew part of his jaw bone after surgery to remove a tumor, Cornell University veterinarians said. Irene Wright for McClatchy A French ...

How the lower jaw — mandible — develops and consequently how and why some developmental birth defects occur is the focus of a five-year, $2.8 million grant to Joan Richtsmeier, distinguished professor ...

One out of every 9,000 babies is born with /*Pierre Robin syndrome*/ (PRS). Their jaws are severely undersized, causing their tongues to fall back and block their throats. Traditional treatment for ...

Tohoku University scientists in Japan have made a scaffold that supports the growth of new bone in large jaw defects in mice. Their findings, published in the journal PNAS Nexus, bring scientists one ...

It may take more than a skin-tightening facelift to restore a youthful look. Significant changes in facial bones -- particularly the jaw bone -- occur as people get older and contribute to an aging ...

A German who had his lower jaw cut out because of cancer has enjoyed his first meal in nine years — a bratwurst sandwich — after surgeons grew a new jaw bone in his back muscle and transplanted it to ...