A sloth in Cheshire has successfully undergone “pioneering” surgery to cure its toothache. Rico, 25, is believed to be the first sloth to undergo this operation, carried out by a team at Chester Zoo ...

Scientists say a tooth discovered in a Russian cave has provided the oldest evidence of "complex" dental care.

Cavemen conducted dental surgery tens of thousands of years before anesthetics, reveals new research. Neanderthal dentists were using stone drills to treat cavities nearly 60,000 years ago – more than ...

Getting your wisdom teeth pulled? You don't need opioids to deal with the pain of the extraction, a new study says. A combination of ibuprofen and acetaminophen provided better pain relief than ...