The world's oldest known dental filling was found in a 6,500-year-old jawbone discovered in Slovenia. It was filled with beeswax to alleviate pain from a cavity. The discovery of a 6,500-year-old dental filling made of beeswax in Slovenia offers a fascinating glimpse...

During the Middle Ages, "barber-surgeons" not only cut hair and performed surgeries but also extracted teeth. The red and white striped pole outside barber shops today is a relic of this history, representing blood and bandages. Barber-surgeons were an interesting...

In Japan, there's a tradition called "Yaeba," where some people intentionally pay to have their teeth unstraightened because it's considered cute and youthful. Yaeba, a term originating from Japan, refers to the dental aesthetic of having slightly protruded and...

Like your fingerprints, everyone has a unique set of teeth. Even identical twins have different “dental fingerprints”!

The stone-faced farmer in artist Grant Wood’s famous “American Gothic” painting was actually the artist’s dentist!  (Dr. Byron McKeeby)

Sports-related injuries account for approximately 5 million missing teeth per year, so make sure you wear a mouth guard, if you or your little ones are athletes.

Contrary to popular belief, George Washington’s famous dentures weren’t made from wood. His four pairs of custom choppers were crafted from gold, ivory, lead and a mixture of human, donkey, and hippopotamus teeth (take care of yours and you won’t have to think about...

The cotton candy making machine that made widely consumed cotton candy possible was co-invented by a dentist. Before it was cotton candy, the fluffy confection was called “fairy floss.” (So, either he was drumming up some dental patients, or this was "dentist number...

Americans spend $100 billion per year on hair care products – and only $2 billion a year on dental care products. What good is great hair without a great smile?