A team led by researchers at the University of Osaka in Japan studied health and dental records of 190,282 adults aged 75 and ...

Adults have 32 teeth but after the removal of wisdom teeth, that number falls to 28 if all are extracted. However, people with tooth decay are likely to have even fewer teeth. The Australian Institute ...

A large study from Osaka Metropolitan University, based on dental and health records from nearly 200,000 older adults, ...

Just how many teeth do humans have? We take a bite out of the science to help you digest the facts. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

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Research found people who had lost five or more teeth by the age of 65 were also more likely to suffer from other serious health issues TOOTH loss could predict when you will die, according to new ...

NO ONE likes the dentist. Fact. You can't talk, most of the time you are dribbling like a fool, and if it's a particularly long procedure the jaw ache can be agonising. There are two reasons doctors ...

If you hear lots of ones, twos and threes you can relax, but fours or higher could be a sign of bone loss or periodontal disease NO ONE likes the dentist. Fact. You can’t talk, most of the time you ...