A pediatric dentist and an anthropologist explain how baby teeth and adult teeth help humans chomp their food over a long ...

Baby teeth, officially called primary teeth, typically begin their journey into the world when infants reach around six months of age. That first tiny tooth breaking through the gums marks an exciting ...

The first estimate for when a milk front tooth erupted from the gum in the upper jaw of a Neanderthal child is revealing new information about the development of our extinct cousins. The young owner ...

We know that humans live relatively long lives, and we certainly know that we spend a larger proportion of those lives as children than other species. The question remains: how did we manage to extend ...

Increased maternal stress during pregnancy may accelerate infants’ biological aging, leading to earlier tooth eruption and more teeth by the time a child turns 6 months old, according to a news ...

Newborns typically have 20 baby teeth concealed below the gumline. Teething is the process of these teeth erupting through the gums. Teething usually begins about halfway through the first year of ...