For more than a century, dentistry has focused on repairing or replacing damaged teeth, not growing new ones. That assumption ...

Many people do not want to admit this, but a person will make initial judgments on another person within seconds of meeting that person. People will decide what they think of you by viewing the way ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- A team of scientists at King's College London (KCL) in the United Kingdom have found further proof that a future natural tooth repair method is possible. Over the last five years, ...

Multipotent dental stem cells can give rise to various cell types and show potential for treating injuries, diabetes, and heart disease in early clinical trials.

Scientists in the UK have found keratin, a protein in hair, can rebuild enamel and repair early tooth decay. The discovery could lead to keratin-based toothpaste or dental gels within two to three ...

Teeth have a natural repair mechanism, but it cannot cope if teeth are overly compromised, for example, by large cavities or trauma. But this mechanism, which relies on the generation of dentine by ...

The dentist's drill is a sound that sends shudders down the spines of many people, so it sure would be nice if teeth could just repair themselves. Thankfully that's not as far-fetched as it sounds – ...

FARGO — Cameron Kiser took a tumble and landed face first on asphalt. The landing was painful, causing his entire face to throb. A few moments later he discovered it was also damaging: His two front ...

The earliest predators appeared on Earth 480 million years ago -- and they even had teeth which were capable of repairing themselves. A team of palaeontologists have been able to discover more about ...