Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai report that early-life exposure to common environmental metals may ...

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 ...

Baby teeth are important and ways to protect them from dental cavities. Children who get cavities before six years old are more prone to cavities later in life. Strategies to prevent cavities Gently ...

Parents of young children, how much is a baby tooth going for when the “tooth fairy” visits these days, one dollar? Five dollars? Well, for a team of researchers, baby teeth are priceless. Scientists ...

A new study examined baby teeth and found there are critical windows early in a child's life when their developing brains are particularly vulnerable to exposures to metals in the environment.

Seeing your baby’s first tooth is an exciting milestone. Most little ones will get their first (primary) teeth around 6 months of age, though tiny teeth can emerge as early as 3 months. Did you know ...

The Singing Dentist Dr Milad Shadrooh answers parents' burning questions around oral health, toothbrushing and taking young ...