Altered Passive Eruption: Hard Tissue

Teeth are composed of two basic, visible parts—the root portion and the crown (enamel-covered) portion. The term crown does not …

Dental Detectives: What Fossil Teeth Reveal About Ancestral Human Diets

When scientists want to know what our ancient ancestors ate, they can look at a few things: fossilized animal bones with marks fr…

Dental Sealants Prevent Cavities and More Kids Need Them, CDC Says

There's a quick and easy way to prevent 80 percent of cavities, but most kids don't get it, federal health officials said…

Doctors, Dentists Seek New Ways to Reach Millennial Patients

Kate Morgan, 25, hasn't seen a doctor for a checkup since before she went to college, when she saw her pediatrician at age 18…