Medically reviewed by Jordana Haber Hazan, MD Ludwig angina occurs when a bacterial infection in your teeth or jaw causes symptoms like tongue swelling, tooth pain, neck pain, and difficulty breathing ...

Research led by Jilin University and Texas A&M University has documented the first known case of cinnabar-stained teeth in ...

Most children’s baby teeth normally loosen and fall out from the age of six, per Elise W. Sarvas, a board-certified pediatric dentist for the Mayo Clinic. Also known as primary teeth ...

This study provides a potentially useful investigation into the positive role of BDNF/TrkB signaling in implanted dental pulp stem cells to enhance dentin regeneration in the context of dental caries.

The fossilized remains of a newly discovered ancient shark species found in the depths of Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park reveal not the sharp, pointy gnashers you’d associate with Hollywood’s ...

At first, I found it funny and laughed out loud, but then it struck me — what if I didn’t have teeth? How would I look while laughing? And I remembered my grandmother immediately, who was left ...

A shark no larger than a human hand that stalked the ancient sea floor 340 million years ago has been dubbed the “chipmunk ...

Dr. Celine Gounder explains how poor dental care can potentially increasing your risk of developing other health conditions.

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

Not knowing exactly when regular meat consumption became part of our ancestors’ diets is a gap in our understanding of human ...