A study led by researchers at the University of Toronto highlights the extensive damage that can be caused by common teeth-whitening agents. Published recently in…
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Types of venom fangs in snakes: rear fangs (crab-eating water snake), fixed front fangs (taipan), and hinged front fangs (Gaboon viper); fangs highlighted in red.…
Side and oral views of a virtual model of the ischnacanthid acanthodian jaw showing the tooth-rows and reconstruction of the tooth replacement. Credit: Martin Rücklin,…
In mice deficient in USAG-1, an antagonist of BMP, the trace deciduous incisors survive and erupt as excess teeth. Credit: Kyoto University/Katsu Takahashi Antibody for…
This artist’s illustration depicts how, centuries ago, people believed that small worms living within the tooth caused excruciating pain via their cold breath. Proof of…
Gorgonopsian were the first saber-toothed animals. Their canines extended up to 13 centimeters. Credit: CCA 3.0/Dmitry Dogdanov When most people think of ferocious, blade-like teeth…
An upper canine milk-tooth that belonged to a Neanderthal child, aged 11 or 12, that lived between 48,000 and 45,000 years ago. Credit: Journal of…
Life reconstruction of Priosphenodon avelasi. Credit: Nobu Tamura, CC BY-SA 4.0 Priosphenodon specimens found in Argentina show the Late Cretaceous reptile evolved to have resilient…
Panel A is a longitudinal section of the maxillary second molar of a 35-year-old female who had children at ages 19 and 24. Panel B…
Over the last five years scientists at King’s College London have been investigating a method of stimulating natural tooth repair by activating cells in the…
[embedded content] Changes within enamel cells point to mechanism by which excessive fluoride leads to fluorosis. Exposing teeth to excessive fluoride alters calcium signaling, mitochondrial…
A systematic review by King’s College London has found some evidence that chewing sugar-free gum could help to reduce the further development of dental caries…
This is McMaser anthropologist Megan Brickley with a tooth specimen. Credit: McMaster University Researchers at McMaster University have found that a person’s first permanent molars…