About 1 in 10 children are born with at least one missing permanent tooth due to congenital anomalies. And a much higher percentage of adults lose teeth from decay or injury over their lifetimes.

American alligators might serve as suitable models to study tooth replacement in human adults, according to a new study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (May 13, 2013). To uncover ...

Take the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) advanced dental health practitioner model, for example. While the ADHA deserves much credit for stimulating interest in dental therapists, some ...