Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smiling face A new study identifies 18 genome regions that influence tooth size and shape, of which 17 have not been linked to our ...

Genetic variants that determine the shape of your teeth -- including a gene inherited from Neanderthals -- have been identified by a team of researchers. Genetic variants that determine the shape of ...

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

Amino acids have been discovered in 48-million-year-old fossil teeth, revealing new insights into ancient life and evolution ...

Multiple tooth shapes make the analysis more difficult "This so-called heterodonty, i.e. the occurrence of different tooth shapes in the same jaw, has proven to be one of the greatest challenges for ...

TÜBINGEN, GERMANY—According to a statement released by the University of Tübingen, Hannes Rathmann and Hugo Reyes-Centeno suggest that certain aspects of inherited tooth shape such as the groove ...