A pediatric dentist and an anthropologist explain how baby teeth and adult teeth help humans chomp their food over a long ...

Because people can live long lives, 70 or 80 years or more, many outlive their teeth even if they do their best to take care ...

Off the bat, why don’t we do this already? To better understand what we’re up against in this toothy quest, Dr. Ophir Klein—a professor of orofacial sciences and pediatrics at the University of ...

Research groups around the world are working to find ways to implant or grow real biological teeth in a human jaw.

What if a missing tooth could be regrown, not by nature, but in a lab using your own cells? Scientists at King’s College London have found a way to grow living teeth in the lab, bringing this ...

Teeth don't grow back once humans become adults: any wear and tear is permanent - as those with fillings would know - which is why it's essential to keep them as clean and healthy as possible. However ...

Tooth loss affects millions around the world, caused by decay, gum disease, injuries, and some diseases. Missing teeth do more than make it hard to chew or talk. They also impact appearance and ...

For a child, losing a tooth often means a visit from the tooth fairy coins under the pillow, and a brand-new tooth growing in its place. A loose tooth becomes a celebration of growing up and a means ...

Looking to make more money from the Tooth Fairy? What if you could lose teeth but then continually grow them back? The income potential is life-changing (maybe to a 6-year-old). By the way, did you ...

Teeth help animals bite and chew food. Meat-eating carnivores tend to have sharp teeth to sink into their prey, while ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Humans have buds of a third set of teeth embedded in their jaws. [iStockphoto] Teeth don't grow back once humans become ...