I hear the American sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live is on its way to starting in Britain, where I now live. I wish ...

Python hunters have nothing to be afraid of when it comes to venom and pythons. They are not venomous. But they have very ...

Teeth help animals bite and chew food. Meat-eating carnivores tend to have sharp teeth to sink into their prey, while herbivores tend to have flatter teeth to grind down their plant-based meals. Some ...

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Baby teeth, officially called primary teeth, typically begin their journey into the world when infants reach around six months of age. That first tiny tooth breaking through the gums marks an exciting ...

If you're waking up with banging headaches or your partner tells you that you're making clacking sounds when you sleep, you might be grinding your teeth. The formal name for teeth grinding is bruxism, ...

For more than a century, filmmakers worldwide have brought vampires to life on screens big and small across hundreds of interpretations. While cinematic bloodsuckers have ranged from the ...

David Avenetti receives funding from the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research) and the Health Resources and Services Administration. Christina Nicholas ...

In the midst of veneer culture, a very different look is circulating on the fringes of Gen Z: jet-black teeth. The latest to debut the style? None other than North West, whose recent TikTok — ...

It’s not surprising that many people fear the dentist. Replacing a tooth often requires invasive surgery and implanting a titanium screw into a patient’s jawbone, then waiting months for that to ...

If you've been staring at your teeth and thinking they could stand to be a little brighter, don't impulsively start a teeth-whitening project, dentists warn. That's because taking the time to plan ...