Dental implants have gotten much better, but they still just sit there, in your mouth, like polished pegs. Your real teeth — ...

New fossil research shows that teeth originally evolved as sensory tissue embedded in the armored exoskeletons of ancient ...

Dental implants look the part, but by design they can't replace actual teeth. Now scientists have developed an innovative new ...

“This new implant and minimally invasive technique should help reconnect nerves, allowing the implant to ‘talk’ to the brain ...

Ever wondered why our teeth are so sensitive to pain or even just cold drinks? It might be because they first evolved for a ...

Researchers from the Tufts University School of Dentistry and School of Medicine in the United States have created innovative ...

When the nerve inside a tooth becomes infected or inflamed, the best course of action is often to remove it.

To address this problem, the Tufts team created a new kind of “smart” implant. It uses a soft, biodegradable coating that wraps around the titanium base. This coating contains stem cells and a special ...