Researchers at King's College London are investigating the evolution and development of dentition, which may reveal why humans and mammals only develop one or two sets of teeth in their lifetime ...

The dental development of modern bears does not follow the typical pattern seen in most mammals. The reason lies millions of years ago in the history of bear evolution. SNSB zoologists have identified ...

It can be easy to take our teeth for granted until something goes wrong. Our teeth play a major role in our ability to eat and digest food, and can affect our overall health. Adults typically have 32 ...

A technician uses a mesh material to scrub each tooth before packing it inside an individual container. From there, the tooth goes through a series of acid and water baths to decalcify it, followed by ...

A new dental implant system from Natural Dental Implants has the technology to apply an intuitive concept: replacing a tooth with an implant that is an exact replica of the extracted one. The company ...

Ursus deningeri, an early cave bear, had a larger third molar (right) compared to the second molar (center) than would be expected based on the model. (Natural History Museum Vienna). Mammalian teeth ...