Wisdom teeth may have shrunk during human evolution as part of changes that started with human tool use, according to a new study. The research behind this finding could lead to a new way of ...

Tufts University researchers took material from human and pig teeth and were able to grow a tooth-like structure. They hope their findings could lead to growing living tooth replacements for people.

Mice teeth can explain human troubles with the wisdom teeth, according to scientists. For a long time scientists have suspected that genetic and developmental interactions may also influence ...

The evolution of human teeth is much simpler than previously thought, research shows, suggesting that we can predict the sizes of teeth missing from human and hominin fossils. The findings will be ...

For false teeth, these pre-industrial artisans would use carved ivory or bone, whole teeth from cows or other animals, and even human teeth that had been removed from other patients, sold by ...

Understanding the genetic origins of sharks’ teeth could one day lead to new treatments for humans.

It's good news for anyone with dentures. Because dentists could grow human teeth within the next 20 years, experts predict.

Analysis Two-million-year-old teeth transform theory of prehistoric human evolution Changes in the appearance of ancient teeth could act as a new evolutionary marker, writes Ian Towle ...

While malocclusions—crowded or misaligned teeth—have been found among our hunter-gatherer ancestors, they appear to be more prevalent in modern populations.

Most intriguingly, teeth can tell us both what we evolved to eat and what we actually have been eating. Paleo-diet fans insist that our modern teeth troubles—all those pesky cavities—come from ...