A new study asks when and how the Ngäbe indigenous group began to practice dental modification Vanessa Crooks Most modern cultures practice some form of dental modification, for health, therapeutic or ...

Jade inlays, typically reserved for adults, have been discovered on the teeth of young Maya children aged only 8 to 10 years, challenging our understanding of this ancient civilization. These dental ...

GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA—Common within Maya culture was the practice of dental modification, which usually involved filing teeth into distinctive shapes, engraving designs, or drilling holes and ...

Archaeological research is increasingly focusing on teeth to reveal insights into ancient lives. Dental analysis uncovers details about diet, occupation, and social status through wear patterns and ...

A new paper in the Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene highlights the crisis in children's oral care and offers a proven program of treatment and behavior modification that has shown results in ...