ST. LOUIS — About 85,000 baby teeth collected from 1959 to 1970 and discovered only recently could help pinpoint whether fallout from Cold War nuclear bomb tests caused cancer and other health ...

Even though all primary teeth eventually fall out, it's important to take care of them. Loss or decay of these teeth can deform the mouth, causing problems when the permanent teeth take their place.

Baby teeth are important and ways to protect them from dental cavities. Children who get cavities before six years old are more prone to cavities later in life. Strategies to prevent cavities Gently ...

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

The thickness of growth marks in primary (or 'baby') teeth may help identify children at risk for depression and other mental health disorders later in life, according to a ground-breaking ...