The dentist will see you now
VR deployed to improve the patient experience.
One of the most disconcerting, and momentarily painful, moments involved in a visit to the dentist is the injection o...
dentistry
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Why do mouth wounds heal so quickly?
The keys to speedy wound healing inside the mouth.
Scientists have long known that wounds inside the mouth repair themselves very rapidly but the secret of this fast re...
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What teeth can reveal about our ancestors
Nothing can beat well-preserved teeth of our ancestors.
Old tools and bones can reveal a lot about our ancestors. But when it comes to what was going on inside their bodies ...
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Homo naledi had a unique diet
The teeth of this ancient hominin had to cope with hard foods.
There was a lot of excitement when scientists reported the discovery of an entirely new hominin species, Homo naledi,...
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Neanderthal dentistry to treat toothache
Ancient hominids attempted to treat dental problems with tools.
Neanderthals practiced a kind of “prehistoric dentistry”, according to research published in the Bulletin of the Inte...
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First vaccine for chronic gum disease
A jab against destructive toxins.
A false-colour microscope image of dental plaque on a tooth. Enzymes produced by bacteria break down tooth tissue, bu...
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Dating the ancient past in tiny bites
Carbon dating has revealed ancestors were adept dentists.
A dusty old piece of ancient human jawbone, stored for more than a century in a museum in Trieste, Italy, has given a...