An essential tool for dental work, the tooth wrench is used for extracting teeth effectively. This video covers the proper ...

Dr. Purva Merchant has been answering letters from gaptoothed children and their parents — roughly 6,000 in all. “Happy ...

The oldest protein fragments ever recovered have been extracted from fossilised teeth found in Kenya's Rift Valley, revealing ...

The protein sequences were 20 million years old, which is more than 15 million years older than the previous record-holders.

NHS dental crisis left Linda Colla having to pull out her last three teeth after being unable to get an NHS dentist for seven ...

After having her bottom two wisdom teeth out, which were very impacted, Silver was told to make sure to do all the normal things: rinse with salt water, use the prescription mouthwash she was given ...

A pioneering study in experimental archaeology has revealed the techniques used by prehistoric communities in north-eastern Europe to extract animal teeth for crafting personal ornaments ...

In their study, Paterson and his team extracted and sequenced ancient enamel from teeth preserved in the frigid conditions of Canada’s High Arctic. One tooth, identified as belonging to an ancestor of ...

Proteins degrade over time, making their history hard to study. But new research has uncovered ancient proteins in the enamel ...

This video showcases the process of cutting a hippo tooth, demonstrating its surprising strength. The tooth featured is ...

Researchers from the University of York and University of Helsinki said the discovery showed Stone Age societies treated animal remains with "care". They said their findings suggested tooth extraction ...

Researchers have described proteins that they say are among the most ancient ever sequenced. Two teams, which analysed ...