Neanderthals used sophisticated techniques with a stone drill to treat a painful dental cavity, according to new research.

A Neanderthal tooth shows clear signs of human intervention to treat bacterial decay, showing that the earliest dentistry ...

The 59,000-year-old tooth was found at Chagyrskaya Cavel; Molar shows evidence of surgery to treat a deep cavity.

Toothpaste seems to be getting more and more expensive, so how do you know if you're choosing a good option or getting ripped ...

59,000 years ago in what’s now southwestern Siberia, a Neanderthal had a toothache. It must have been a doozy because they ...

American Association of Endodontists reports that only 27% of U.S. adults know they have 30 minutes to save a knocked-out ...

Molar found in Siberia features deep hole that appears to show earliest known evidence of dental treatment ...

An ice pack on a swollen ankle can feel like the most obvious cure in the world. It dulls pain, reduces swelling, and has ...

Icing a sprained ankle or sore muscle, long used to reduce pain and swelling, may in the longer run delay recovery and ...

Cavities are often seen as a childhood problem, but people of every age can develop tooth decay. Even adults who have taken good care of their teeth for years may ...

Icing a sprained ankle or sore muscle, long used to reduce pain and swelling, may in the longer run delay recovery and ...