A tooth regrowth drug called TRG-035 is now in human trials in Japan. Here's what the science shows and what it could mean ...

Neanderthals used sophisticated techniques with a stone drill to treat a painful dental cavity, according to new research.

A severe toothache can stop your life in its tracks. The pain may keep you awake at night, make eating difficult, and even ...

Researchers identified a stem cell population that declines during aging, but anti-aging drugs may help restore their ...

For most of the 20th century, the model of human origins was a tree: with the trunk dividing into branches, and then twigs.

A seal tooth pendant from a Devon cave went unidentified for over a century. Its origin connects Ice Age Britain to mainland ...

Why Does My Tooth Hurt? Whether it's sharp and sudden or dull and constant, tooth pain is hard to ignore. A toothache or tooth pain is caused when the nerve in the root of a tooth or surrounding a ...

A person may experience a painless hole in a tooth, such as a molar, in the early stage of a cavity. Even though there is no pain, this still requires attention from a dentist to prevent further decay ...

Tooth resorption in cats is a unique kind of cavity that’s most common in felines. It can also happen in dogs, but not as often. Other names for this include feline odontoclastic resorptive lesion ...