Researchers at the University of Helsinki in Finland have described a new, recessively inherited human syndrome featuring craniosynostosis, maxillary hyperplasia, delayed tooth eruption, and extra ...

Supernumerary teeth equal problems Supernumerary teeth are extra teeth that develop in addition to the set that is considered normal. A distomolar is a supernumerary tooth that stands distal to a ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: What causes the growth of new teeth at my current age? I am a 74-year-old woman in good medical health except for a transient ischemic attack (TIA). Generally, I feel well and keep ...

Scientists have discovered a wolf in Minnesota that has grown an extra tooth. The Voyageurs Wolf Project, a research group that tracks wolves roaming the Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota, ...

Learn about Cleidocranial Dysplasia (CCD), a rare genetic disorder affecting bone and dental development, highlighted by ...