Using mouse incisor models, researchers reveal how coordinated cell movements form crack-resistant enamel in teeth ...

A team of researchers including those from Biotechnology Center of the TU Dresden (BIOTEC), have found that stem cells could be used for several forms of tissue engineering including tooth repair.

This set of teeth comprises four central incisors, eight premolars, four lateral incisors, four canines, and eight molars. The last teeth are known as wisdom or third molar teeth, which may or may not ...

Incisors are the sharp teeth at the front of the mouth that are important for biting and chewing solid foods. Babies and adults have eight incisors, including: upper central incisors — the two at the ...

Biologists have been puzzled by the evolutionary adaptation behind a common tooth trait of northern Asians and Native Americans: shovel-shaped incisors. An analysis of archeological specimens shows ...