Giraffes have the same number of teeth as humans do, but they are designed in a very different way to serve a unique purpose.

This dinosaur’s skull was light as air but its mouth was packed with power—and a unique ability to quickly grow teeth. Here’s ...

“It can dry out the mouth, leading to oral health issues like cavities, gum inflammation, and bad breath,” says Dr. Rafael Boruchov, a dentist with two practices in New York City. “It can ...

“Saliva is an important player in oral health, and the risk of infections in the mouth increases when the flow of saliva is somehow impacted,” said Dr. Christopher Cutler, chair of the Department of ...

Dr. Freedman, whose expertise is related to diseases involving the mouth, including autoimmune processes, presented a lecture on the effects of lupus and oral health. He began by informing the ...

Fake or polite smiles, on the other hand, usually involve only the mouth muscles. The eyes remain wide or indifferent, and ...

Cattle are being buried and composted on a research farm in Victoria to trial a method of managing dead livestock during an emergency disease outbreak. The site already contains the carcasses of ...

Many of the fish reacted aggressively towards their reflections at first (engaging in “mouth-fighting”), apparently seeing the reflection as another cleaner wrasse in their space. But ...

Bumps on the gums can occur for many reasons, such as tooth decay, oral fibroma, and, in rare cases, mouth cancer. Treatment depends on the cause. Bumps on the gums develop for many reasons ...

In the three-part docuseries Hey Beautiful: Anatomy Of A Romance Scam, directed by Andy Robertson, three women who were contacted by scammers that used the pictures of the same good-looking man as ...

Mouth taping is one of those questionable TikTok health hacks that has seemed to stick around. It's a simple intervention: Place a piece of tape over the mouth and go to bed. The idea is that the ...

When she gets ready for bed, SaraJane Warner covers her face with a squishy mask, wraps a strap around her head to compress her jawline and seals her lips shut with mouth tape. “My husband and ...