Tooth loss affects billions worldwide. A Kyoto University spinout is testing a drug called TRG-035 that could regrow real ...

The earliest months of Neanderthal life have remained one of the least understood chapters of human evolution. Fossils from adults and older children have revealed the distinctive features that set ...

A rare Neanderthal fetus reveals that many traits distinguishing Neanderthals from modern humans likely developed only after birth.

Findings suggest placental mammals that lived in China following the most recent mass extinction evolved large teeth before developing more specialized dental structures associated with different ...

Dental enamel is the hardest substance in the human body, protecting teeth from wear, temperature changes, and decay. However, enamel cannot regenerate once damaged. Inherited disorders, such as ...

A patient-derived KDF1 mutation was found to impair enamel formation by disrupting cell adhesion and Hippo-YAP signaling in ...

Until recently, it was impossible to directly assess the diet and mobility of ancient Greek animals and settle this debate.

Six teeth from Homo erectus individuals who lived roughly 400,000 years ago in China have yielded enamel proteins carrying an ...

A Ball State professor was part of a study linking tooth enamel to human evolution, including shifts tied to meat-eating and ...

"Primary teeth provide a unique timeline of early life," Dr. Synnøve Stokke Jensen at the University of Bergen says. "They ...

Human tooth regrowth trials are underway in Japan, raising hopes that missing teeth could one day grow back naturally.

Ancient grooves on human teeth, once hailed as evidence of tooth-picking, may simply be the result of natural wear, according to a new study of wild primates. The research also revealed that a common ...