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Tag: teeth
Fossil Friday: Newly-found fossil teeth solve ancient monkey mystery
Take a bite out of this story.
Megalodon’s teeth evolved over 12 millions years, researchers find
This is not the Nemo you're looking for.
Mammals’ evolutionary success relied on our ancestors growing very tiny
Sometimes it pays to be the smallest fish in the pond.
One of our extinct ancient relatives developed a chewing pattern unique among primates
We don't know why they did so.
Early baleen whales were fearsome predators with wicked teeth, but lost them entirely
Baleen, one surprising fossil suggests, evolved from gums rather than teeth.
What causes cavities and how to spot tooth decay
How long has it been since your last checkup?
How tooth wear sheds light on the predatory lives of dinosaurs
Not all dino teeth are made the same...
The first hominids might have evolved in Europe, fossil jaw suggests
Emphasis on might.
World’s oldest fillings come from the stone age and they’re basically asphalt
Sink your teeth into this story.
An Alzheimer’s drug could become the unlikely replacer of fillings
No more of that awful drilling in your teeth.
Using tools to process raw meat may have altered the course of human evolution
Imagine spending half of your day chewing food like our cousins, the chimpanzees. You'd never get anything done. Strikingly, human ...
Challenging the “Out of Africa” theory, one tooth at a time
Recent fossils unearthed in the Chinese province of Daoxian come to unravel the story of humanity’s spread as we know ...
Artificial tooth is as good as the real deal
Fewer materials in nature rival the toughness and resilience of a tooth or a seashell, and it's all due to ...
14,000-year-old molar gives us oldest proof of dentistry, and will make you love your dentist’s drill
Just as today -or a little less often, as we tend to abuse our teeth quite a bit nowadyas – ...
Dentists will soon be able to 3D print you a new tooth in minutes
With the advancements in 3D printing, it only seems like a matter of time until it starts to actively affect ...
Chewing gun removes up to 100 million bacteria from your mouth – but only if it’s sugar free
A new study has found that chewing gum is actually effective at cleaning your mouth of bacteria - but only ...
Microbial tomb discovered in 1,000 year-old human teeth
An international team of scientists believe they have across the "microbial Pompeii" after they found preserved bacteria and microscopic particles of food ...
What Is Gum Disease And How Do You Treat It?
Gum disease is a common problem and its symptoms are unpleasant, for example swollen and sore gums. When you brush ...
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