Author: Julian Thorne, DDS, MPH

Ever marvel at how a papercut vanishes or a scraped knee scabs over and new skin appears? Our bodies are pretty amazing at patching themselves up.

The very image of a lion conjures power, a regal presence in the wild. But strip away the flowing mane and the thundering roar, and you find a creature

Many of us have looked in the mirror at some point and noticed our gums looking a little bit… fuller than usual. Perhaps a touch redder around the edges of our teeth.

The throbbing, relentless agony of a toothache is a human experience that transcends time and culture. Long before the advent of modern dentistry, with

Imagine a world teeming with creatures unlike anything alive today. How do we even begin to piece together their lives, their diets, their very existence?

Your mouth is a busy place, a gateway for nutrition and communication, and home to some surprisingly complex tools: your teeth. Among these, the molars

Ever crunched down on a particularly stubborn piece of candy or a tough bit of jerky and wondered just how much power your jaws are packing?

Ever wondered what gives your teeth their strength and pearly white appearance? It’s largely thanks to a remarkable substance called enamel.

The intricate social lives of primates are a constant source of fascination, and few behaviors are as emblematic of their complex relationships as social grooming.

Ever wondered why your own smile sports such a variety of tooth shapes, from the sharp slicers at the front to the broad grinders at the back?