A woman nearly died after a cracked tooth left her fighting sepsis. Courtney Bailey, 19, accidentally cracked her tooth after biting down on her tongue piercing while playing with her dog. It caused ...

DR. JEFF GOURLEY AND DR. BOB FAUCETTspecial to the daily Editor’s note: Summit Daily News provides the Rocky Mountain Remedies section for health care providers who advertise in the health section; it ...

The scramble for a mere 20 places at an NHS dentist in Warrington, Cheshire this week was the latest sign of the breakdown of dentistry across England and Wales. In particular, the desperate scenes ...

What are some cosmetic dentistry treatment options that can improve the appearance of my smile? You may be interested in a few minor adjustments, or you may have concerns that need more attention.

Marine Corps veteran Arturo Gamboa can't stop smiling. It wasn't always like this. For most of his life, the 65-year-old Gamboa grinded his teeth, and because the former corporal lacked dental ...

The stem cells in our teeth can be energized to fill in chips, cracks, and cavities, researchers say, and the findings could one day possibly make dental cement obsolete. The work has been conducted ...

A new study from King's College London suggests that keratin—the protein found in human hair, skin and wool—can regenerate tooth enamel and potentially halt early tooth decay.

Engineers use internal stresses to strengthen materials for specific technical purposes. Now it seems that evolution has long ‘known’ about this trick, and has put it to use in our natural teeth.