Although it has decreased in the past decade, edentulism (toothlessness) is still fairly common. According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, between 2011 and 2016, one in six adults ...

Dentures typically take multiple appointments, but some dental offices now offer same day dentures—also known as immediate dentures—for patients who want to walk out with teeth the same day they have ...

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — A federal judge in Arkansas allowed a toothless inmate’s medical indifference suit to proceed against state prison officials. He has shown they are aware he suffers from painful ...

Norman Rockwell’s ads for Crest toothpaste had smiling kids exclaiming “Look, Ma! No Cavities!” and everyone knows that you’re supposed to have a dental checkup and cleaning every six months, but when ...

Photo illustration. Detail of photo by Melissa Wiese via Flickr. CC 2.0 They say eyes are the windows to the soul, but maybe teeth are the portal to our personalities. “A smile that lights up a room.” ...

Toothless senior woman holds denture in her hands and makes a funny chewing movement with her teeth. An old female orthodontist patient is showing false teeth close-up. Dental prosthesis claps teeth ...

A woman whose jaw-dropping transformations on TikTok are described as “witchcraft” by users has revealed she now has permanent artificial teeth, describing it as “life-changing.” Alicia, a New York ...

People reading this might recognize my name from bylines in the years I spent covering Texas prisons for the Houston Chronicle. But before I was a reporter covering prisons, I was in prison myself in ...

Objective: To evaluate the influence of tooth loss and the use of removable dentures on chewing function and nutritional status of institutionalized elders. Material and Methods: Cross-sectional study ...

There’s a lot to be said about teeth. Like, that not having them can be a real problem. Since one out of five American seniors has lost all their natural teeth, this is no minor statistical blip of an ...

TikToker @princxssglitterhead has gone viral from her transformation from toothless to gorgeous. The mom of four experienced tooth decay and loss throughout her pregnancies. She's sharing her ...