When there’s a mismatch or misalignment between your upper jaw bone (or maxilla) and the lower one (mandible), you have an uneven or crooked jaw. This can arise due to temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ...

Mammals with flexible, motile noses that can “sniff” are in the group Theria (right side of pink dot). As species’ ancestors accumulated more physical and genetic differences (increasingly younger ...

A 67-million-year-old fossil has upended scientists’ long-held notions about bird evolution. Most modern birds have a jointed upper jaw that allows the top half of their beak to move. But a select few ...

Orthognathic surgery is a procedure that lines up your upper and lower jaw. It’s also called corrective jaw surgery. It’s a complex surgery and recovery can be long, but getting it can help you sleep ...

There has been a surge in 'recessed maxilla's' online as people become fixated on the latest beauty 'trend' - however an expert has urged people it's nothing to be concerned about and home remedies wo ...

Many adults are surprised to learn that a narrow palate or crowded smile isn’t just a cosmetic issue, it can affect breathing ...

A fragmentary bone from a Spanish cave is the oldest human face ever found in western Europe. The bones are part of the cheek and upper jaw, and are between 1.1 million and 1.4 million years old. The ...

A walrus rostrum (upper jaw bone) with tusks used in the study. It can be dated to c.1200-1400 CE based on the characteristics of a runic inscription in Old Norse. It is from the collections of Musée ...

Modern human faces are surprisingly delicate compared with the jutting jaws and broad noses of our closest extinct cousins.