Teeth are composed of several layers, including the outer enamel, which is the hardest substance in the human body, dentin, ...

Our modern teeth evolved from a most unexpected source. A new study, published on May 21 in the journal Nature, has revealed surprising information about the origins of human teeth. Our teeth evolved ...

Researchers from King’s College London have developed a toothpaste using keratin, a protein found in hair and wool, that ...

Research groups around the world are working to find ways to implant or grow real biological teeth in a human jaw.

An extended childhood, a hallmark of human development, may have gotten off to an ancient and unusual start. One of the earliest known members of the Homo genus experienced delayed, humanlike tooth ...

On Valentine’s Day in 2018, a team of scientists walked across a flat expanse in the badlands of northeastern Ethiopia, scanning the ground for fossils. An eagle-eyed field assistant, Omar Abdulla, ...