Police say forensic archeologists will examine the human tooth found in a Devon garden.

Fugglers are so ugly they’re cute — and super discounted at Walmart right now If you have kids of a certain age, surely ...

Researchers in Japan are testing a new drug that could allow people to regrow lost teeth naturally. Early human trials are ...

Dental pulp injury caused by trauma or deep caries often leads to inflammation, tissue necrosis, and eventual loss of tooth ...

Katherine Nguyen stood with hands folded and head bowed at the altar of a Buddhist temple in Southern California. Related ...

Tiny fossil teeth from Colorado are revealing new clues about the very first relatives of primates, including humans.

The earliest evidence we have of a tooth transplant comes from around 600 CE. Excavating ancient Maya sites, archaeologists have found teeth replaced with objects such as seashells and pieces of jade.

Dental pulp regeneration remains a major clinical challenge. Researchers have discovered that SMAD7 directly forms a ...

Women at Hope Against Trafficking, a two-year program in Pontiac, say medical care, therapy and work helped them regain their lives after being trafficked.

Teeth are composites of mineral and protein, with a bulk of bony dentin that is highly porous. This structure allows teeth to be both strong and sensitive. Besides calcium and phosphate, teeth contain ...

A Japanese research team has demonstrated in rat experiments that stem cells from human primary tooth pulp may help treat chronic-phase cerebral palsy. "This is the first animal study to show that ...

Dental calculus is the richest known source of ancient DNA in the archaeological record. That stubborn mineralized plaque, once treated as little more than an unpleasant byproduct of life, has become ...