Anesthetics are meant to make you feel comfortable enough and feel as little pain as possible during a potentially agonizing medical procedure. Being in that medicated state can sometimes lead to ...

Teeth help animals bite and chew food. Meat-eating carnivores tend to have sharp teeth to sink into their prey, while herbivores tend to have flatter teeth to grind down their plant-based meals. Some ...

What’s up with baby teeth? Do other animals have them, and what are they good for -- other than squeezing money out of the ...

How old is Elmo on Sesame Street? Learn why the iconic red character is permanently 3½ years old, the educational reasoning behind his age, and how ages work for other Sesame Street characters.

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Why do people have two sets of teeth? – Ivy D., ...

Anyone who survived the “land shark” phase knows that puppy breath and needle-sharp teeth are a package deal. Chief, the self-proclaimed “Happiness Specialist” from @goodboygolden, recently had to ...

If you wake up with tooth, jaw, ear or head pain you may have sleep bruxism, which that means you grind or clench your teeth when you sleep. If you have a mild case, you can try to treat it at home.

As the debate surrounding fluoride, especially in our drinking water, continues, people are considering fluoride-free alternatives. When it comes to toothpaste, one such substitute is ...