A new study examined baby teeth and found there are critical windows early in a child's life when their developing brains are particularly vulnerable to exposures to metals in the environment.

By analyzing layers in these teeth, scientists have pinpointed a critical window when baby brains are most vulnerable to ...

Scientists have developed a new way to fight gum disease without wiping out the mouth’s helpful bacteria—a major shift from traditional treatments. Instead of killing everything, this targeted ...

Even though many societies put great value on white teeth throughout history, the limitations of pre-modern dentistry meant ...

Dental x-ray. Image by Tim Sandle. Dental x-ray. Image by Tim Sandle. Your next toothpaste might be made from your hair, and it could regrow your enamel, according to researchers based at King’s ...

What if losing a tooth were no longer inevitable? Researchers are getting closer to the feat of regrowing natural teeth in adults, perhaps heralding the end of implants and dentures. Tooth loss is a ...

A: Wisdom teeth are the third set of permanent molars that typically come in between the ages of 17 and 25. Some people don’t form them anymore, and a lot of people who do form wisdom teeth need to ...