When you have a wisdom tooth removed, the ache should quickly recede from memory. But some people develop a painful complication called dry socket. Allowing the wound to heal undisturbed can help ...

Having wisdom teeth surgery can be a real pain, but if your healing regimen goes awry, you can find yourself in a world of hurt. An expert from the Texas A&M College of Dentistry explains this ...

Nature can be pretty metal when it wants, and a testament to this is the recent discovery that bees sometimes use hollowed ...

About 20,000 years ago, a family of owls lived in a cave. Sometimes, they would cough up owl pellets containing the bones of ...

But if a permanent tooth comes out, it’s a dental emergency that requires swift action. Permanent teeth have the best chance ...

Following wisdom tooth removal, you’ll likely have stitches in your gums. In many cases, the stitches will dissolve on their own. Share on Pinterest Predrag Popovski/Getty Images Wisdom tooth removal ...

Researchers uncovered evidence that solitary bees, 20,000 years ago, built nests inside the empty tooth sockets of bones ...

A cave in the Dominican Republic concealed thousands of years worth of animal bones that had been turned into nests by ...

Tooth extraction refers to the complete removal of one or more teeth from the mouth. This is a procedure that is usually performed by a dental surgeon. Milk teeth may be removed from a child's mouth ...

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of wandering the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles dinosaur exhibit with paleontologist Justin Hall. I didn’t have long to spare, so Hall hit the highlights of ...

Some plant-eating dinosaurs grew new teeth every couple of months, with some of the largest herbivores developing a replacement tooth every 35 days, to keep their chompers from getting too worn down ...