That must have been one heck of a toothy smile—imagine regular pig teeth growing next to bioengineered human-ish ones. After ...

“The price is based on the type of veneer. Porcelain is the most expensive due to its longevity and natural look, which costs ...

Skulls from Paleolithic Europe’s Pavlovian people have long been noted for their damaged teeth, with wear patterns evident along their outer surfaces. A new study posits a theory that this damage came ...

An ancient tooth sits in a crystal vessel inside a gilded silver frame at the Art Institute of Chicago. | Zubaer Khan/Sun-Times Share For years, an elaborately displayed tooth at the Art Institute ...

An ancient tooth in a crystal vessel inside a gilded silver frame at the Art Institute of Chicago was long thought to belong to John the Baptist, a contemporary of Jesus. But testing ruled that out.

Without proper treatment, tooth infections can spread to other areas of the body, leading to serious and potentially life threatening complications. A tooth infection, or a tooth abscess ...

“Charcoal is like brushing with sandpaper — it will take off the stain, but in the long term, your teeth get yellower over time because you’re removing an enamel layer,” Winters say ...

Sunny Sihra adds that results will vary based on the user, the brand and the ingredients, “Whitening toothpastes should work to an extent but everyone’s teeth and enamel are different.

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These can include issues around sensitivity, which are caused by damage to the tooth enamel. If you want to go peroxide-free, look at using formulas with other active ingredients, such as PAP ...

This conclusion comes from an analysis of nitrogen isotope isotopes in the fossilized tooth enamel of seven Australopithecus individuals. The data revealed that these early hominins primarily ...

When our adult teeth arrive, the hard, outer part (enamel) “is permanent and we don’t have the cells anymore to make that.” In other words, somewhere in the evolutionary process, we lost ...