Thumb sucking is a natural reflex for children that often begins soon after birth. While it offers comfort and security, it can lead to thumb-sucking dental issues in the future. Thumb sucking dental ...

An ancient child with a mysterious evolutionary background represents the oldest known case of humanlike tooth growth in East Asia, researchers say. The child’s fossilized upper jaw contains seven ...

An extended period of childhood evolved in people at least 160,000 years ago, according to a new analysis of a fossil child’s teeth. That’s the earliest evidence to date of a modern-human life history ...

You wait, you peek, you might even poke. You get through some fitful nights with your unusually fussy baby ... and ta-da! That first teeny-tiny baby tooth appears. But once those little pearly whites ...

Fluoride does more than just prevent cavities—it actually strengthens teeth before they even come in. James Bekker, DMD, a pediatric dentist at University of Utah Health, explains how fluoride ...

Children’s first teeth form while they are still in the uterus, but it usually takes time for those teeth to come in and emerge from their gums. But which teeth come in first? The set of teeth that ...

A new birth cohort study reveals that a mother’s stress-related hormones in late pregnancy, especially cortisol, may quietly influence when her baby’s first teeth appear, uncovering a surprising link ...