Researchers have developed a way to grow human-sized tooth-like tissues in the mouths of pigs – this may be a lot to chew on, ...

To maintain good oral health, it's important to floss properly, taking into account your tooth shape and flossing frequency.

The toothlike structures represent a step toward bioengineered replacements for dental implants, say researchers behind the ...

The team set out to test whether saber-tooth shape was an optimal balance between the two competing needs: sharp and slender enough to effectively puncture prey and blunt and robust enough to ...

The team analyzed a wide variety of teeth shapes and sizes. They were especially interested in the balance between curved versus straight and slender versus thick. "There is a trade-off between the ...