Archaeologists discovered the 20-karat-gold dental wire in the lower jaw of a middle-aged man who lived around 500 years ago ...

Researchers have identified Scotland’s oldest dental bridge, and it’s rather flashy. The twisted piece of wire, attached to ...

Learn how researchers identified Scotland’s earliest known gold dental bridge, likely crafted by a jeweler before modern ...

Without good dental care, teeth tend to suffer. An abundance of archaeological evidence has shown that poor oral health was ...

X-ray spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and radiocarbon dating filled in many gaps about the person’s identity.