Like most mammals, humans are diphyodont: We have two sets of teeth – baby teeth and adult teeth. The technical term for our ...

Off the bat, why don’t we do this already? To better understand what we’re up against in this toothy quest, Dr. Ophir Klein—a professor of orofacial sciences and pediatrics at the University of ...

Let’s talk about why more adults are losing teeth, why it’s not just about brushing, and how you can keep your teeth healthy.

More and more adults are choosing to straighten their teeth with traditional braces or other teeth alignment systems, according to the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO). The AAO reports ...

NSW based Bexley Dental is reaching out to reassure their community that there are several treatment options for misaligned teeth, even for adults. Despite the fact that it is much easier to guide a ...

Many people wouldn't dare put acid in their mouth. Yet every day, most do with the foods and drinks they consume. And because of that, 20-45 percent of adults in the United States show signs of acid ...

We learned something was wrong from a routine X-ray image. There were my son’s baby teeth and gums. And then, below, there should have been a row of “tooth buds,” the dentist explained. The term made ...

For teens and adolescents, metal braces and colored rubber bands may be a perfectly acceptable first-line solution for ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

Tortoise Books, the Chicago-based publisher of Jeremy T. Wilson’s debut short story collection, Adult Teeth, is itself named after a famous short story, the fable of the tortoise and the hare, ...