With age, teeth get increasingly brittle and susceptible to damage from tooth decay, which can eventually lead to tooth loss.

Researchers identified a stem cell population that declines during aging, but anti-aging drugs may help restore their ...

A Neanderthal tooth shows clear signs of human intervention to treat bacterial decay, showing that the earliest dentistry began at least 59,000 years ago ...

Archaeologists have found an ancient tooth in Siberia, in Russia, which they claim shows the first evidence of dental treatment. The tooth belonged to a Neanderthal - an ancient and extinct relative ...

Researchers are testing materials that mimic how enamel forms in developing teeth. Dentists are cautiously optimistic, and ...

The prehistoric hominins “apparently were very adept at what we would consider invasive medicine,” said the anthropologist ...

A 'final action' vote deciding whether to remove fluoride from Hanover's drinking water will be held during a May 20 meeting, ...

By Wei Zhang The debate over health insurance in the United States has returned to the forefront as the Affordable Care Act faces political pressure, insurance premiums continue to climb and ...

With research increasingly linking poor oral health and gum disease to broader conditions such as cardiovascular disease, ...

A deep cavity in a single Neanderthal molar from Siberia looks less like random damage and more like a deliberate act of treatment, a finding that pushes invasive dental care far deeper into human ...

Once the cornerstone of industrial wealth, wool has struggled against synthetic fibres for decades. Now, its versatile ...