From llamas to horses, many herbivorous animals have hypsodont or continuously growing teeth designed to withstand heavy wear from abrasive diets. But without proper alignment, diet, and care, these ...

Peter Ungar, University of Arkansas anthropology professor, dental topographic analysis, fossil teeth microwear, human ...

Wisdom teeth are more than just an uncomfortable dentist appointment. They are evidence of how human evolution cherry-picked parts of our body that ‘deserved’ to evolve.

Could jaw expansion methods like palatal expanders and MARPE help avoid tooth extractions? Orthodontists from Kohe Dental ...

Imaging assisted in the treatment of a man's third molar that had fused with a supernumerary tooth, according to a case report published July 27 in the American Journal of Case Reports. The man was ...