Teeth first evolved as sensory organs, not for chewing, according to a new analysis of animal fossils. The first tooth-like structures seem to have been sensitive nodules on the skin of early fish ...

It may very well be possible to grow new teeth sometime in the future. In fact, a Japanese company working on a tooth-growing drug is just now slated to enter clinical trials, making it the world's ...

Recently, the tradition got a pop culture boost from Sailorr, a Vietnamese American artist who wore black grillz in a 2024 video as a nod to her grandmother, who had blackened teeth. Yet scientists ...