For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use – people cleaning their ...

An ASU research team has discovered 13 ancient human teeth in Ethiopia, dating back to 2.6 to 2.8 million years ago, that appear to be different from any previously known species. According to ...

Fossil teeth unearthed in Ethiopia suggest two distinct human ancestor species lived alongside each other between 2.6 and 2.8 million years ago, reshaping what is known about our evolution. The 13 ...

A fossil found in Georgia is helping scientists answer a big question: why do humans have such a long childhood? Compared to ...

Future research will expand to larger primate samples, investigate diet-wear links in the wild, and apply advanced imaging to see how lesions form. The aim is to refine how we interpret the past while ...

Researchers found that the USAG-1 protein could limit the growth of teeth in mice, so ensuring that the protein didn’t form ...

Researchers from the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine have penned a new study published in the journal Stem Cells Translational Medicine that details the process of growing a mix of human ...

The world's first clinical trial of a drug designed to regenerate human teeth is slated to start in a few months, following promising results from animal studies. If successful, the revolutionary ...

Losing a tooth can be a frustrating and costly experience. Current solutions like dentures and implants can be expensive, uncomfortable, and require ongoing maintenance. But what if we could regrow ...

Losing a tooth is tough. If we lose the small living structures that help us chew our food, we're left with the options of replacing them with dentures or implants that can be costly. Beyond that, ...