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Researchers Crack the Mystery of Resilient Teeth
Apr 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After years of biting and chewing, how are human teeth able to remain intact and functional? A team of researchers from The George Washington University and other international scholars have ...
Study: White wine can make tooth stains darker
Apr 01, 2009 |
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It has long been known that red wine causes teeth to stain. But white wine? A recent study by NYU dental researchers found that drinking white wine can also increase the potential for teeth to take on dark stains.
Flossing monkeys 'proof' animals teach tool use
Mar 11, 2009 |
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Thai monkeys have been observed showing their young how to floss -- proof primates teach offspring to use tools, a Japanese researcher said Wednesday.
Evidence from dirty teeth: Ancient Peruvians ate well
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Starch grains preserved on human teeth reveal that ancient Peruvians ate a variety of cultivated crops including squash, beans, peanuts and the fruit of cultivated pacay trees.
From human bite to robot jaws
Jun 30, 2009 |
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The UK spends around £2.5 billion each year on dental materials to replace or strengthen teeth. The Chewing Robot is a new biologically inspired way to test dental materials and it will be shown to the public ...
Genetic discovery could lead to advances in dental treatment
Feb 23, 2009 |
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Researchers have identified the gene that ultimately controls the production of tooth enamel, a significant advance that could some day lead to the repair of damaged enamel, a new concept in cavity prevention, and restoration ...
Researchers Test Canine Tooth Strength for Clues to Behavior of Early Human Ancestors
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Measuring and testing the teeth of living primates could provide a window into the behavior of the earliest human ancestors, based on their fossilized remains. Research funded by the National Science Foundation and led by ...
Mice teeth explain the troubles with human wisdom teeth
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Sep 26, 2007 |
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During evolution, many of a species’ properties are shaped by ecological interactions. This is readily evident in mammalian teeth, whose many features closely reflect what each species eats. However, for a long time scientists ...
Study: Sports drink consumption can cause tooth erosion
Apr 03, 2009 |
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While sipping on sports drinks all day may provide an energy boost, this popular practice is also exposing people to levels of acid that can cause tooth erosion and hypersensitivity, NYU dental researchers ...
Open wide and say 'zap'
Aug 18, 2009 |
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A group of researchers in Australia and Taiwan has developed a new way to analyze the health of human teeth using lasers. As described in the latest issue of Optics Express,, by measuring how the surface of a tooth respon ...
Baby teeth might be source of stem cells
Jul 17, 2006 |
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A Texas company has reportedly started freezing stem cells taken from baby teeth pulp tissue in hopes the cells might some day lead to disease treatments.
Gaza strip families give first clue to condition causing blindness and tooth decay
Feb 12, 2009 |
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Scientists studying an inherited condition resulting in blindness and crumbling teeth have found a single defective gene can affect both eye function and normal tooth development.
Home tooth bleaching slightly reduces enamel strength
Apr 14, 2009 |
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New research shows that human teeth lost some enamel hardness after the application of several different products used in the home to whiten teeth. The study suggests that future generations of such products might be reformulated ...
Ancient great ape fossil found in Africa
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 24, 2007 |
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Scientists in Africa say they've have a found the fossil teeth of an ancient great ape that extends the human family tree millions of years.
Hens' teeth not so rare after all
Feb 22, 2006 |
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Scientists have discovered that rarest of things: a chicken with teeth – crocodile teeth to be precise. Contrary to the well-known phrase, ‘As rare as hens’ teeth,’ the researchers say they have found a naturally occurring ...
