In the future, your dentist might not fill your cavities—they might grow you a new tooth.

Fluorides occur naturally in the earth’s crust, where they are found in rocks, coal, clay and soil. Lately, though, fluoride ...

Fluoride has been added to public water systems in the United States since 1945 to strengthen tooth enamel and fight off bacteria, ultimately reducing tooth decay. Mass General Brigham researchers ...

Saroash Shahid explains why a new varnish inspired by techniques used to protect bridges could be the answer to the UK’s ...

Mass General Brigham researchers developed a model to estimate the impact on children’s dental health and its cost if fluoride were no longer added to U.S. public drinking water. The model ...

New fossil research shows that teeth originally evolved as sensory tissue embedded in the armored exoskeletons of ancient ...

Stingrays, also known as sea rays, are flat-bodied members of the Myliobatiformes order; the same order that sharks are in.

AT the turn of the last century, Dr. George Black, a pioneer dentist, laid down his principle of preparing a cavity in a tooth before filling material is ...

White teeth are a commitment—not in the same way as a weekly self-tan routine or semi-monthly lash extensions, but close. As ...

Peddi Shanmukh Srinivas of Theranautilus is revolutionizing dentistry with nanorobots, aiming to shrink surgeons to ...

Scientists studied the genetic makeup of seven Maya individuals—including one who was the victim of human sacrifice.

Fluoride helps improve dental health, ... the hard outer shell of your teeth (the enamel), ... a whole doesn’t suggest that fluoride is neurotoxic at levels typically seen in developed countries.