Typically with jaw reconstruction surgery, a bone is taken from a patient's lower leg and fashioned into a new jaw, but teeth aren't added. Later, patients can have dental implants placed during a ...

Imaging has helped diagnose and reconstruct an 11-year-old girl's lower jaw, which had eroded due to a growing benign tumor. The case report was published on July 9 in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ...

Q: What are dental implants, and why do people need them? A: When you lose a tooth due to an accident, infection, or periodontal disease, you face more than just aesthetic problems. The consequences ...

MARK PANKO still gets riled when he recalls the two years he suffered with traditional dentures. “They fell out when I talked,” Mr. Panko, 56, a small-business owner in Woodridge, Ill., recalled. “I ...