Learn how growth patterns in tooth enamel and residues trapped in dental plaque were used to reconstruct childhood ...

“The teeth of Pontecagnano’s Iron Age inhabitants opened a unique window onto their lives: we could follow childhood growth ...

Teeth provide a wealth of information about the lives of Iron Age Italians, according to a study published in the open-access ...

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 ...

An extended childhood, a hallmark of human development, may have gotten off to an ancient and unusual start. One of the earliest known members of the Homo genus experienced delayed, humanlike tooth ...

What if a missing tooth could be regrown, not by nature, but in a lab using your own cells? Scientists at King’s College London have found a way to grow living teeth in the lab, bringing this ...

Tooth loss affects millions around the world, caused by decay, gum disease, injuries, and some diseases. Missing teeth do more than make it hard to chew or talk. They also impact appearance and ...

Teeth grown in a lab using pig and human tooth cells, which may perform as well as real teeth, could be the answer to damaged teeth in the future, according to an article published in MIT Technology ...

Archeologists found three jade-inlaid teeth in a museum collection. These teeth show that Maya children used dental inlays as a form of art.