Emphasizes the importance of maintaining healthy teeth for proper chewing, clear speech, and an attractive appearance. It explains the different types of teeth and their functions, the structure of a ...

A gap or space between the teeth is common and not usually a cause for concern. In children, a gap often closes by itself with age, but some gaps never close. Regardless of whether you have a large or ...

Mihiri Silva receives funding from a NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship and is a member of the Australian Dental Association, The Australasian Academy of Paediatric Dentistry, the International ...

Dental veneers are thin, custom-made shells that dentists can place on the front of the teeth to improve their appearance. Veneers can hide stained, chipped, and uneven teeth. For some people, having ...

Teeth first evolved as sensory organs, not for chewing, according to a new analysis of animal fossils. The first tooth-like structures seem to have been sensitive nodules on the skin of early fish ...