Researchers demonstrated that declining Hedgehog signaling from Cilk1 loss produces stepwise changes in tooth formation ...

Now, Japanese researchers are moving a promising, tooth-regrowing medicine into human trials. If the trial is successful, the ...

A system of opposing genetic forces determines why mammals develop a single row of teeth, while sharks sport several, according to a study published today in the journal Science. When completely ...

Baby teeth, officially called primary teeth, typically begin their journey into the world when infants reach around six months of age. That first tiny tooth breaking through the gums marks an exciting ...

Teeth and hard structures called dermal odontodes are evolutionarily related, arising from the same developmental system, a new study shows. Teeth and hard structures called dermal odontodes are ...

University scientists have identified a gene responsible for initiating the normal development of tooth roots in mammals. Researchers made this discovery by creating a mouse lacking the gene ...

JESSICA BROWN IS BACK WITH THE NEW STUDY. JESSIC TA:HAT’S RIGHT. THE RESEARCH IS BEING CONDUCTED AT MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL. SCIENTISTS SAY THEY WANTO LEARN IF AND HOW A CHILD’S SHED OF BABY TEETH MAY ...

Bacteria are not the sole cause of caries; tooth resistance also plays an instrumental role. Researchers from the University of Zurich demonstrate that mutated genes lead to defects in the tooth ...