Missing teeth can affect your smile, your ability to eat and speak, and your confidence in social situations. If you're ...

NEW YORK, NY / / November 7, 2025 / Missing teeth can make it difficult to chew, speak clearly, or feel confident about your smile. Fortunately, modern dentistry ...

The link between good oral health and general health isn't a far-fetched notion. There's many pieces about how your teeth can tell you a lot about the rest of your body. For example, poor oral hygiene ...

A calculus bridge is a hard layer that forms when hard tartar covers multiple teeth. Regular brushing and flossing can prevent calculus bridges, but once they have formed, they can only be removed by ...

Researchers have engineered a biomaterial scaffold that allows cells to form tooth-like structures, a significant step ...

The primary purpose of a dental bridge is to fill a gap in the dental arch caused by a missing tooth or teeth. This can help to improve the appearance and function of the mouth so that patients are ...

In this case, a 47-year-old female patient presented with congenitally missing upper laterals and microdontia. She was previously restored with bridges on teeth #6 through #8 and teeth #9 through #11, ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...

Skimming mechanism of hydrophilic teeth for MP (MP, microplastic) balls / The neighboring concave meniscus induces the Cheerios effect, causing the MP ball to naturally move toward the teeth. The ...