The teeth provide the means of crushing and breaking down food in preparation for digestion, aid the tongue in delivering speech and complete a person's smile. Don't understate their importance, ...

Archaeologists have faced challenges in acquiring full genomes from oral bacteria for years, but two ancient teeth found in Ireland have now helped fill in the history of oral health. Jack Knudson is ...

You wait, you peek, you might even poke. You get through some fitful nights with your unusually fussy baby ... and ta-da! That first teeny-tiny baby tooth appears. But once those little pearly whites ...