Changes in early tooth development can have surprisingly big effects on a person's smile. Missing teeth, extra teeth, unusually small or large teeth ...

One of the remaining challenges for evolutionary developmental studies of mammals, whose evolution is best known from their teeth, is how their tooth shape is altered during development. Researchers ...

No healthy teeth will form without this gene: if during tooth formation (odontogenesis) the so-called Jagged2 gene is inactivated, and hence the Notch signaling pathway interrupted, tooth crowns will ...

This book by Professor Bloch-Zupan and co-workers, Professors Sedano and Scully, is clear and easy to read. The objectives are to present the background of genetic dental and orofacial anomalies from ...

OKLAHOMA CITY - An examination of the skeleton of an elephant who died suddenly at an Oklahoma City zoo showed "severe tooth abnormalities" that contributed to her death, the Oklahoma City Zoo and ...

Your smile is likely one of the first things a person notices about you. Now, experts have found that the shape of our teeth ...

Gum disease, tooth decay, injury, or a genetic condition can all be behind a missing tooth. Regardless of the underlying cause for missing teeth, if you’re looking to replace a lost tooth or make ...