When teeth begin cracking, chipping, or breaking more often than expected, it can be unsettling. Many adults don’t notice early warning signs until a tooth breaks while chewing something soft, or a ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2022. Q: Ava, my 2-year-old dog, was chewing an elk antler when she started ...

The dental development of modern bears does not follow the typical pattern seen in most mammals. The reason lies millions of years ago in the history of bear evolution. SNSB zoologists have identified ...

Ursus deningeri, an early cave bear, had a larger third molar (right) compared to the second molar (center) than would be expected based on the model. (Natural History Museum Vienna). Mammalian teeth ...