Deep inside a Siberian cave that Neanderthals occupied tens of thousands of years ago, a single molar sat embedded in ...

Roughly 59,000 years ago, deep inside a limestone cave in what is now the Altai Mountains of Siberia, a Neanderthal sat with ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2022. Q: The veterinarian says my cat has tooth resorption, so I made an ...

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 ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Why do people have two sets of teeth? – Ivy D., ...

Have you ever found yourself talking aloud to figure out a problem, or do you prefer long, silent reflection before concluding? These habits might seem insignificant, but they indicate whether you are ...

Losing your baby teeth is a strange experience. The teeth gradually loosen until they’re replaced by thicker, more durable and permanent ones. But humans aren’t the only animals capable of shedding ...

Root resorption is one of the leading complications that follows orthodontic treatment. It's an inflammatory process involving ischemic necrosis. Therefore, it is called orthodontically induced ...

Many of us will lose an adult tooth in our lifetimes, whether through disease or misadventure – a punch that landed, a skateboarding trick that didn’t, say. And if you join these ranks, which include ...

Share on Pinterest People using GLP-1 drugs are reporting an unusual side effect impacting dental health that some are calling “Ozempic teeth.” Jacob Wackerhausen/Getty Images People using GLP-1 drugs ...