Far up in the Ethiopian highlands, the resounding strike of stone against stone was probably a familiar one two million years ago. Ancient hominids chipped away to create simple tools: hammerstones ...

The human skull has many components. In fact, in an average adult human, the skull combines 22 bones. One of these bones is the mandible, more commonly known as the lower jaw. Recognized as one of the ...

Alexis Melton had rare condition that fused her lower jaw to her skull. — -- A Washington state girl can now show off her smile after doctors were able to "regrow" her lower jaw. Alexis Melton, 7 ...

If an American dentist were to say to his patient, “I’m going to break your jaw,” he might confidently expect to lose the patient. Yet, last week 500 of the most eminent U.S. oral surgeons* sat on the ...