Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...

The research reveals how targeting the KMT2D gene could help correct oral disorders and prevent craniofacial birth defects.

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Llamas are cute, but what makes them even better human companions is their gentleness and empathy. People from their native ...

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Pennsylvania’s dental access in its remote communities is in crisis. Senate Republicans heard testimony from a variety of dental health professionals about the dire state of oral care in rural regions ...

Fifteen years after the discovery of a new type of human, the Denisovan, scientists discovered its DNA in a fossilized skull. The key? Tooth plaque.

The true function of wisdom teeth in humans may have been discovered They have always been considered useless, but they could be more useful than we think LAURA FOLE BLAKE REYNOLDS ...

The number and types of teeth a person has change as they age. Typically, people have two sets of teeth during their lives—primary, or baby teeth, and permanent, or adult teeth.

A new study, published on May 21 in the journal Nature, has revealed surprising information about the origins of human teeth. Our teeth evolved from the piercing “body armor” of extinct fish ...

“This shows us that ‘teeth’ can also be sensory even when they’re not in the mouth,” said study co-author Yara Haridy, a paleontologist at the University of Chicago.

Scientists at King's College London have successfully grown human teeth in a lab, paving the way for natural, regenerative alternatives to dental implants and fillings.