Tooth loss may also lead to unhealthy eating. For those with mild gum disease, fewer teeth was associated with a faster rate of brain shrinkage in the left hippocampus. Gum disease is caused by ...

Veneers are to teeth what suntans are to the skin and dye is to the hair: They are evidence that damage has been done to the body, but are frequently perceived as a sign of health, wealth and status.

By targeting the USAG-1 gene, researchers believe that they can help people without a full set of teeth regrow teeth. The team says that humans have a third set of teeth available as buds, ready ...

Hundreds of millions of years later, our teeth, which evolved from that armor, have inherited that ability to sense. HARIDY: And that's the story of evolution.

In the history of teeth, perhaps no tooth is as famous as the saber tooth. These long, blade-like canines seem almost perfectly optimized to kill prey. They've evolved at least five times in ...

Don't Brush Your Teeth More Than Twice a Day "It's not about the quantity of brushing your teeth, it's the quality. I recommend brushing no more than two times a day," said Rubinshtein.

Life The first teeth were sensory organs on the skin of ancient fish Teeth are good for chewing and biting, but they are also sensitive – and that may have been their original function hundreds ...