Teeth on display at the Wellcome Collection, London. — Image by © Tim Sandle. Teeth on display at the Wellcome Collection, London. — Image by © Tim Sandle ...

Teeth whitening is a billion-dollar ritual, but it’s rarely a “healthy” one. Most often, it’s like trading yellow stains for ...

“Early humans used chewing sticks, twigs, bird feathers, animal bones, and plant fibers to remove debris from their teeth,” ...

Tooth problems have plagued mankind for millennia. We’ve gotten much better at it in the past century or so, but when a cavity breaks through your enamel, the approach is still simplistic: we drill, ...

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 ...

Living a long and healthy life is the goal, and now, according to science, we might be able to predict the possibility of that future simply by looking at a person's teeth.

The Science Siblings love an at-home experiment. Paige and Adam Jacobson went the chemistry route with this one, concocting “elephant toothpaste.” Start by adding the food coloring to the hydrogen ...

WHETHER THOSE RESOLUTIONS FOR THE NEW YEAR ARE HANGING ON OR NOT, JANUARY IS CERTAINLY A TIME WHERE SO MANY OF US FOCUS ON SELF-CARE. METEOROLOGIST MARQUISE MEDA IS AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER, ...

The goal of brushing one’s teeth is to have fresh breath and prevent cavities. But the effect of toothpaste on the complex ecosystem of bacteria in our mouths — the oral microbiome — is often ...

Losing a tooth is tough. If we lose the small living structures that help us chew our food, we're left with the options of replacing them with dentures or implants that can be costly. Beyond that, ...