Teeth
Scientists Delve Into Neanderthal Dental Plaque to Understand How They Lived and Ate
The plaque that coated Neanderthal teeth is shedding new light on how our ancestors ate, self-medicated and interacted with humans
You Can Still Buy Pig-Hair Toothbrushes
There's an argument for it, given all the environmental destruction causes by plastic ones
A Great White Can Go Through 20,000 Teeth in Its Lifetime
While a great white shark's 300 serrated teeth are an amazing hunting adaptation, what's even more amazing is their replaceability
A Brief History of America's Most Outrageous Dentist
Painless Parker and his dental circus live on in a Philadelphia museum
The Earliest Baleen Whales Literally Sucked
No offense to toothy whale ancestors
DNA from 17th-Century Teeth Confirms Cause of London’s Great Plague
Skeletons excavated from a mass grave during London’s Crossrail project yield new clues about the ancient mystery
Why Do Humans Have Canine Teeth and More Questions From Our Readers
You asked, we answered
These 3D Printed Teeth Fight Bacteria
Researchers in the Netherlands are making dental implants that kill microbes that settle on them
These Magic Toothbrushes Work Without Toothpaste
A new brush—and an old one, too—that don't rely on possibly harmful pastes to make your smile shine
How the Sugar Industry Influenced Dental Research
Newly uncovered “sugar papers” reveal that the sugar lobby played a major role in 1970s dental public health policies
George Washington Didn’t Have Wooden Teeth—They Were Ivory
Washington's teeth were made of a lot of things, but not wood
Ancient Tooth Plaque Shows Our Ancestors Used to Feast on Weeds
Purple nutsedge is a pest today, but thousands of years ago it was probably valued for its cavity-preventing properties
14 Fun Facts About Piranhas
They're not cute and cuddly, but they may be misunderstood, and scientists are rewriting the fish’s fearsome stereotype
Is Candy That Fights Cavities Too Good To Be True?
Researchers in Berlin find that sweets containing a special probiotic may help you avoid the dentist's chair
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