A 19-year-old woman requested esthetic replacement of congenitally missing lateral incisors (teeth #7 and #10). Despite previous orthodontic treatment, the patient's occlusion remained in an open bite ...

Most adults have 32 teeth. Different groups of teeth are used to process food in various ways. For instance, molars are used to grind food, while incisors are used to bite it. Your teeth are also ...

Mamelons are the small bumps on your four front teeth called incisors. They usually appear as a group of three and wear down as you age. Mamelons don't need any special treatment. They give your teeth ...

Incisors are the sharp teeth at the front of the mouth that are important for biting and chewing solid foods. Babies and adults have eight incisors, including: upper central incisors — the two at the ...

A team of researchers including those from Biotechnology Center of the TU Dresden (BIOTEC), have found that stem cells could be used for several forms of tissue engineering including tooth repair.