A gleaming smile is often seen as a symbol of confidence, vitality, and good health. However, missing front teeth can have a profound impact on a person’s well-being, extending far beyond aesthetics.

Like something out of “Repo! The Genetic Opera,” scientists have managed to grow human-like teeth in a lab — and implant them inside a miniature pig’s mouth, in a harbinger of weird new frontiers for ...

(His teeth weren’t wooden, laser scans revealed.) But being anxious about your choppers cracking, falling out or not being there to help you pronounce the “th” words can be a concern for the nearly ...

Many of us will lose an adult tooth in our lifetimes, whether through disease or misadventure – a punch that landed, a skateboarding trick that didn’t, say. And if you join these ranks, which include ...

Q: I so enjoy your column and decided to ask you your thoughts on my present problem. I lost my lower right first molar about six months ago. Healing seems to have been normal and at this point I am ...

Buck teeth, or protruding front teeth, describe a type of bite issue where the top row of teeth overlaps with the bottom row. In severe cases, it may result in health problems and require treatments ...