Tooth enamel gains its strength from the organized arrangement of microscopic enamel prisms in crisscross patterns, known as decussation patterns, which are generated by directional epithelial sliding ...

Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London are using an x-ray diffraction technique to study the development of children's teeth and track migration patterns of our ancestors.

A recent study published in Papers in Palaeontology describes the discovery and identification of a new species of pinheirodontid multituberculate based on the preserved hemimandible from the Upper ...

Molar found in Siberia features deep hole that appears to show earliest known evidence of dental treatment ...

Neanderthals used sophisticated techniques with a stone drill to treat a painful dental cavity, according to new research.