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

Healthy teeth have long been framed as a cosmetic bonus, but new data from Japan suggests they may be as fundamental to ...

You know the old saying that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”? Look at this stunning data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 26% of adults 65 or older have eight or ...

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 ...

A team of anthropologists recently examined a collection of fossil hominin jawbones, teeth, and vertebrae that belong to ...

The idea of ancient civilisations pioneering orthodontics is irresistible, but archaeology shows their gold dental work ...

Baby teeth, officially called primary teeth, typically begin their journey into the world when infants reach around six months of age. That first tiny tooth breaking through the gums marks an exciting ...

Darren Hayes, one-half of the popular Australian pop group Savage Garden, is opening up about a terrible accident that happened to him earlier this year. Hayes, 53, had to be hospitalized back in the ...

How rare is it to lead the Billboard 200, Hot 100, Pop Airplay & Adult Pop Airplay simultaneously? By Gary Trust Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” rises a spot to No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Pop ...

Teeth help animals bite and chew food. Meat-eating carnivores tend to have sharp teeth to sink into their prey, while herbivores tend to have flatter teeth to grind down their plant-based meals. Some ...

"Ordinary Creature" becomes the band's fifth leader and second in a row. By Kevin Rutherford More than a decade after first stringing together two No. 1s in a row on Billboard’s Adult Alternative ...