Under the legislation, a greater number of registered dental assistants and licensed nurses will be allowed to apply topical fluoride varnish to a patient's teeth.

Analyses revealed a unique pattern in which back teeth matured more slowly than front teeth in the specimen's first five years. This pattern, combined with an observed reliance on adult caregivers, ...

Roughly 1.77-million-year-old teeth show that slow development in hominids may have had an earlier start than previously ...

Could social bonds be the key to human big brains? A study of the fossil teeth of early Homo from Georgia dating back 1.77 million years reveals a prolonged childhood despite a small brain and an ...

Early humans may have reached adulthood around the same age as great apes, but with a slower, human-like pattern of tooth ...

Through a recent state-funded survey, the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry found data that shows significantly ...

Compared to the great apes, humans have an exceptionally long childhood, during which parents, grandparents and other adults contribute to their physical and cognitive development. This is a key ...

In the new study, Zollikofer and his team examined several teeth that were uncovered over 20 years ago in the Caucasus ...

Bella has three steps to her routine: feed her, brush her teeth, and brush her hair ... The scooter is designed for kids ...

Opinion: Frank Cerabino's column on how RFK Jr. could be bringing back cavities as part of his "go wild" license on public ...

A new film raises questions about the shattering consequences of Britain’s race to become a global nuclear power ...

As California’s public insurance roll swells, advocates for immigrants praise the Golden State for an expansion that has ...