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 ...

President Trump disappointed the liberal press on Friday by nominating Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chairman. Even reporters at the New York Times couldn’t pigeonhole him as a Trump toady ...

Even with regular brushing, teeth can become stained from genetic factors or consuming foods and drinks like tomatoes and coffee. Chemical whiteners can help, but they can also damage teeth in the ...

Impacted teeth fail to erupt within the expected developmental window and are often blocked by gum tissue or bone. Maxillary cuspids (canines) possess the longest roots and are critical for proper ...

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Boxing fans were gifted an early Christmas present Dec. 19 when Jake "The Problem Child" Paul faced off against former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and Paul was knocked out in the ...

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 ...

Personally, I can never bring myself to tell people that I’d rather forgo their gift and just get cash instead—or better yet, a Venmo money transfer. It feels almost too blunt, a cheap shot. So each ...

Jenny McCarthy is in the process of healing after getting a bad infection that caused her teeth to fall out. McCarthy revealed that she underwent nine mouth surgeries this year alone in a new ...

A new study has uncovered an unexpected connection between a mother’s stress during pregnancy and how quickly her baby’s teeth appear. Researchers from the University of Rochester, New York State, ...

Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic, with photos by Michael Martin and China Wong / Getty Images Patrick Brown is quick with a smile. As such, it does not take long to see that Brown has ...