A new study, published on May 21 in the journal Nature, has revealed surprising information about the origins of human teeth. Our teeth evolved from the piercing “body armor” of extinct fish, which ...

There’s a special type of pain when something that is just too cold hits your teeth. This pain is so visceral, medical textbooks written throughout human history have recounted tales of a “tooth worm, ...

A new study reveals your molars may have more in common with prehistoric body armor than you’d expect. The next time you wince from an ice-cold drink or a too-hot slice of pizza, blame your ancestors.

Scientists in Ethiopia unearthed pieces of 2.65 million-year-old fossilized teeth belonging to two members of a newly discovered Homo species that could challenge previously accepted understandings of ...

New research explores how diet, evolution, and facial anatomy may have shaped our modern smiles. Studies of ancient skulls show wider jaws and fewer malocclusions, leading researchers to explore how ...

While bones can regrow themselves when they break, teeth aren’t so lucky, and that leads to millions of people worldwide suffering from some form of edentulism, a.k.a. toothlessness. Now, Japanese ...