Under the legislation, a greater number of registered dental assistants and licensed nurses will be allowed to apply topical fluoride varnish to a patient's teeth.

Analyses revealed a unique pattern in which back teeth matured more slowly than front teeth in the specimen's first five years. This pattern, combined with an observed reliance on adult caregivers, ...

Fossil teeth challenge the idea that large brains drove extended childhood, suggesting cultural transmission shaped human evolution.

As Priyanka Chopra Jonas works hard filming Citadel Season 2 in London, her 2-year-old daughter Malti Marie gets to have all ...

The temporal lobe—a key area of our brain responsible for our memory and communication—could also reveal hidden clues about ...

Anglerfish have invisible fangs, narwhal tusks are extra-long canines, and more facts from the weird and wonderful study of ...

Roughly 1.77-million-year-old teeth show that slow development in hominids may have had an earlier start than previously ...

Could social bonds be the key to human big brains? A study of the fossil teeth of early Homo from Georgia dating back 1.77 million years reveals a prolonged childhood despite a small brain and an ...

So having cooling mats is essential. In Greek, brachy means shortened, and cephalic pertains to the head, so the simple ...

Early humans may have reached adulthood around the same age as great apes, but with a slower, human-like pattern of tooth ...

Kids love sugary treats like candies, cookies, and sodas. But as much as they enjoy them, these sugary foods can harm their ...

In response to emails from Durango area residents concerned about water fluoridation in the city’s water, the city of Durango ...