Having a tooth pulled out can feel like an instant fix. The pain goes, the infection clears, and life moves on. But what many ...

KUTV — Losing a tooth affects more than just your smile, it impacts your entire oral health. When a tooth is missing, the jawbone beneath it begins to shrink, a process called bone resorption. Over ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’re one of the millions of people who have a gaping space in your gums where a tooth used to be, there’s reason to hope you ...

The human body is remarkably good at handling repairs. Cut the skin, and the blood will clot over the wound and the healing process begins. Break a bone, and the body will knit it back together as ...

The world’s first clinical trial of a drug designed to grow teeth will start in September at Kyoto University Hospital, ...

Missing teeth are a big problem for a lot of adults. In fact, statistics show that almost 70% of adults between the age of 35 to 44 years in the United States have at least one missing tooth. So if ...

While bones can regrow themselves when they break, teeth aren’t so lucky, and that leads to millions of people worldwide suffering from some form of edentulism, a.k.a. toothlessness. Now, Japanese ...

Dental implants are the most durable and independent option for tooth replacement. Resin-bonded prostheses preserve natural enamel and work well for anterior teeth. Traditional bridges require ...

A human trial is underway for a new drug that promises to fix our dental problems from the root up – by regrowing our teeth. If you’re one of the millions of people who have a gaping space in your ...