If you hear lots of ones, twos and threes you can relax, but fours or higher could be a sign of bone loss or periodontal disease NO ONE likes the dentist. Fact. You can't talk, most of the time you ...

A study out of Japan showed how targeting genes can regrow teeth in animals. Now, the team has turned to a human clinical ...

Those who have a full set of teeth when they are 74-years-old are more likely to reach 100, scientists say. The number of teeth we lose can be a key indicator as to how well we are looking after ...

Adults have 32 teeth but after the removal of wisdom teeth, that number falls to 28 if all are extracted. However, people with tooth decay are likely to have even fewer teeth. The Australian Institute ...

A 74-year-old postmenopausal black woman, a patient for 30 years, with a poorly fitting lower partial denture, presented with complaints of severe wear of her remaining lower teeth (Figure 1). Her ...

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Just how many teeth do humans have? We take a bite out of the science to help you digest the facts. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Thousands of Britons are having teeth needlessly pulled out, it was claimed yesterday. The number of extractions has soared by 30 per cent in four years, according to figures obtained by the Liberal ...

Americans are having a rough time during the pandemic, with anxiety and other mental disorders at an all time high. And all the stress is leading to far more teeth grinding, resulting in a huge uptick ...

NO ONE likes the dentist. Fact. You can't talk, most of the time you are dribbling like a fool, and if it's a particularly long procedure the jaw ache can be agonising. There are two reasons doctors ...