Two distinct stem cell lineages that drive tooth root and alveolar bone formation have been identified by researchers from ...

National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 82470977; No. 32070539) Disclaimer: AlphaGalileo is not responsible for the ...

By Tarun Sai Lomte A new review warns that tongue piercings can damage teeth, gums, and even pose rare but serious systemic ...

Researchers at POSTECH and Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine have identified that oral bacteria in the gut can ...

A juvenile spotted ratfish. These deep-sea fish are named for their long, rat-like tails. Gareth J. Fraser, University of Florida Deep in the ocean, you can find a strange fish with teeth not just in ...

Researchers studied the male spotted ratfish's tooth-covered forehead appendage, which flares out to ward off rivals and grip onto females. reading time 3 minutes Spotted ratfish are scaleless, rabbit ...

Scientists studied how the sea creatures, also known as chimaeras or ghost sharks, ended up with one of evolution’s most bizarre appendages. By Jack Tamisiea Life in the ocean’s dark depths can be ...

While bones can regrow themselves when they break, teeth aren’t so lucky, and that leads to millions of people worldwide suffering from some form of edentulism, a.k.a. toothlessness. Now, Japanese ...

Objective: Biologically explain some of the bone mechanisms involved in the intrusion, or intrusive effect, of teeth submitted to skeletal open bite correction using four miniplates. Methods: The ...

For the last two decades, 34-year-old Brent Chapman fought tooth and nail to restore his eyesight. Thanks to a team of eye surgeons, he can finally see again — and all it cost was one of his canines.

A pioneering new drug that could eventually help people regrow missing or damaged teeth has begun clinical trials in Japan. If successful, the "groundbreaking medication" may be a "game-changer for ...