Archaeologists uncovered a fossilized skull of an ancient sharp-toothed predator that likely hunted early elephants and primates.

Super Floss® is most effective for the fastest SDF delivery to interproximal caries compared to dental floss and microbrush, suggests a study published in the Journal of Dentistry.Silver ...

In a rare and captivating discovery, researchers have uncovered the remarkably preserved remains of a 44,000-year-old wolf ...

Currently, 1.1% - 6% of orthodontic treatment plans involve the extraction of a lower incisor [ 8 ]. The main indications for mandibular incisor extraction (MIE) include tooth size discrepancies, ...

A more precise clue lay in the second premolar—a tooth that had withstood the centuries. Laboratory analysis of AmelX peptides, proteins linked to XX chromosomes, confirmed the skeleton belonged ...

The researchers also found unusual anatomical variations in some individuals. One person had a three-rooted premolar, and another had bony growths on the roof of their mouth called tori palatini.

In clinical practice, free-end partial dentition defects in the posterior maxillary region (second premolar, first molar, and second molar all missing) are quite common. Due to treatment cost ...

Some were the size of a dog. Others were as large as polar bears. A newly-discovered fossil of the ferocious hyaenodont is helping scientists understand a little bit more about the mysterious ...