JESSICA BROWN IS BACK WITH THE NEW STUDY. JESSIC TA:HAT’S RIGHT. THE RESEARCH IS BEING CONDUCTED AT MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL. SCIENTISTS SAY THEY WANTO LEARN IF AND HOW A CHILD’S SHED OF BABY TEETH MAY ...

Baby teeth, officially called primary teeth, typically begin their journey into the world when infants reach around six months of age. That first tiny tooth breaking through the gums marks an exciting ...

Now, Japanese researchers are moving a promising, tooth-regrowing medicine into human trials. If the trial is successful, the ...

For more than a century, dentistry has focused on repairing or replacing damaged teeth, not growing new ones. That assumption ...

While most people have 32 teeth, around 1% of the population has more or fewer due to congenital reasons. Now, researchers from Kyoto University and the University of Fukui in Japan have found that an ...

At a time when biodiversity is under severe pressure from human activities, understanding how evolution works is more important than ever. A new study about vole teeth, published in PNAS, reveals that ...

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 system of opposing genetic forces determines why mammals develop a single row of teeth, while sharks sport several, according to a study published today in the journal Science. When completely ...

Kilat, the largest living lizard at the Toronto Metro Zoo, like other members of his species (Varanus komodoensis), truly deserves to be called the Komodo Dragon! Its impressive size and the way it ...

An extended period of childhood evolved in people at least 160,000 years ago, according to a new analysis of a fossil child’s teeth. That’s the earliest evidence to date of a modern-human life history ...