- make room for other teeth. After a tooth extraction, the part of the jaw bone that used to hold the tooth shrinks because it is no longer needed to support the tooth. If the bone shrinks too much, ...

A decades-old mystery in Allegan may be closer to resolution after bone fragments were recently discovered.

All the remains found from the Air India Flight 171 crash site in Ahmedabad have been identified using DNA matching or facial ...

Jade Melbourne, a Washington Mystics guard and Olympic bronze medalist, chipped a tooth and had a bloody mouth injury after a flagrant foul by the Aces' Chelsea Gray.

Mystics' guard Jade Melbourne lost a tooth during a matchup with the Aces. Here's what happened.

After four years of searching for a bone marrow donor, a Richmond family will finally get the procedure needed to cure their son’s sickle cell anemia.

Researchers have successfully implanted a bioengineered tooth implant — that "grows" into the gum and fuses with existing nerves — into the mouths of rats.

“Using modern genealogy testing to identify bone fragments from the 19th century is a powerful reminder of our unwavering commitment to resolving cases no matter how old,” Callahan said.

Learn to prevent and treat dry socket after tooth extraction with expert tips for a smooth, pain-free recovery.

The family of a University of Utah college student who has been missing for over 50 years now has closure after skull fragments found last year were identified as belonging to their loved one.