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 ...

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 ...

More than 1 in 5 five-year-olds have experienced dental decay in their baby teeth due to everyday drinks that are quietly ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Why do people have two sets of teeth? – Ivy D., ...

Like most mammals, humans are diphyodont: We have two sets of teeth – baby teeth and adult teeth. The technical term for our baby teeth is deciduous teeth because they fall out, the same way deciduous ...

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 ...