Author: Julian Thorne, DDS, MPH

We’ve all heard it, right? That little voice, maybe from a parent or a well-meaning TV commercial, urging us to dash to the bathroom, toothbrush

Ever tried describing a tiny, specific spot on a complex three-dimensional object without a shared vocabulary? Imagine that object is a human tooth, nestled

Ever given much thought to what’s actually going on inside your pearly whites? Beyond their obvious roles in flashing a smile or tackling a crunchy apple

The world of reptiles is filled with marvels, but few are as consistently astonishing as the crocodilians – the group encompassing crocodiles, alligators

Tucked away at the back of our jaws, often unseen and unsung, are the dental workhorses: our molars. These are not the flashy front teeth, the incisors

You’ve probably never given them a second thought, but those tiny, triangular pieces of gum nestled between your teeth play a surprisingly big role

Ever wondered how a shark can effortlessly tear through prey, a cow can grind tough grasses all day, or a beaver can fell a tree with its teeth?

Tucked away inside your mouth, working tirelessly and often without a second thought from you, is a remarkable biological structure: the mucous membrane.

We see it everywhere: dazzling, impossibly white smiles beaming from magazine covers, movie screens, and toothpaste commercials. This constant barrage

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?