Columns share an author’s personal perspective. Q: I am a 72-year-old man with a missing tooth in the upper right part of my mouth. I have a long history of tooth decay and was lucky enough that my ...

Missing teeth are a big problem for a lot of adults. In fact, statistics show that almost 70% of adults between the age of 35 to 44 years in the United States have at least one missing tooth. So if ...

What if losing a tooth were no longer inevitable? Researchers are getting closer to the feat of regrowing natural teeth in adults, perhaps heralding the end of implants and dentures. Tooth loss is a ...

Many people lose teeth because of methamphetamine abuse or opiate addiction. The drugs, particularly meth, do damage directly ...

Tooth loss is extremely common. It’s estimated that 69 percent of adults 35 to 44 have lost at least one adult tooth. By age 74, about a quarter of Americans lose all of their adult teeth. When you ...

Missing teeth can throw your bite out of alignment, altering your facial shape. They can also make you self-conscious about your smile. If you choose to replace missing teeth, your dentist may ...