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

The first full ancient Egyptian genome reveals ancestry from both North Africa and Mesopotamia. The individual likely worked ...

Molecules from the 20-million-year-old teeth of a rhino relative are among the oldest ever sequenced, opening tantalizing ...

A new, free, online support package aims to empower parents of young autistic children to look after their dental health—and ...

Scientists have got their hands on the oldest animal proteins yet, extracted from 18-million-year-old fossilized mammal teeth in East Africa, pushing the record back by an astonishing 14 to 15 million ...

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

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

Dental implant restorations are a long-lasting solution that look and feel just like natural teeth. Getting them requires surgery, but not everyone is ready for the procedure right away. Some […] ...

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million wisdom teeth are removed every year, but the process of sending them to a biobank could be very simple.

A 2023 randomized controlled trial in the Journal of Dentistry found that the bulk-fill base technique reduced procedure time ...

The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the ...