Dental health is as important for animals as it is for humans. This week, the furry and fanged residents of Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens, also known as Zoo Miami, went to the dentist. A variety of procedures were performed during Dental Week, from cleanings to root canals, and patients included a lion, gorilla, chimpanzee, … Read more
Eating healthily does not mean you have to deprive your tastebuds — in the latest in our unique inflammation-busting series, one of the UK’s top dietitians shows you how to stay healthy with mouth-watering recipes you will want to make again and again. Joy is not a word generally associated with diet plans, but I … Read more
Ira Johnson is an 18-year-old explorer living in Missouri who made an astonishing find while walking along the Grand River – he discovered a fossilized mastodon tooth. Johnson noticed a ‘big rock’ near the water that seemed to be out of the ordinary and when he took it home, he realized it was an ancient … Read more
A milk tooth belonging to one of Italy’s last Neanderthal children has been found near Venice. The canine tooth belonged to a pre-teen, likely 11 or 12 years old, and dates back 45,000 years. Neanderthals went extinct around 40,000 years ago after being out-competed for food and shelter by the more intelligent Homo sapiens. An … Read more
A newly discovered fossilised ape tooth found in India is the earliest known ancestor of the modern-day gibbon and it lived 13 million years ago, study finds. The fossil belongs to a new species of ape named Kapi ramnagarensis and was discovered by fossil hunters at the Ramnager dig site in northern India. Experts from … Read more
A dental surgery has paid out £5,000 in compensation after a complaint of botched treatment by a woman called Miss Tooth. Johanna Tooth, 37, had been awarded the sum in an out of court settlement following a four-year ordeal. Lawyers claim she experienced painful infections, unnecessary loss of a tooth and difficulty eating after dentists … Read more
Dentists declare ‘mask mouth’ a new phenomenon as they see an explsoion in patients suffering from tooth decay and gum disease after wearing face coverings Two top dentists in New York City say mask-wearing makes people breathe through their nose and subsequently causes their mouth to dry out This results in a decrease of saliva … Read more
Dentists declare ‘mask mouth’ a new phenomenon as they see an explsoion in patients suffering from tooth decay and gum disease after wearing face coverings Two top dentists in New York City say mask-wearing makes people breathe through their nose and subsequently causes their mouth to dry out This results in a decrease of saliva … Read more
A single mother spent five months in hospital after an abscess on her tooth led to a life-threatening infection on her brain. Rebecca Dalton, 35, suddenly saw her ‘personality change completely’ in March and thought she was suffering a mental breakdown. She had just finished a course of antibiotics for a small abscess on her upper … Read more
The first atomic-scale map of human enamel is helping to reveal how cavities form — and may even help experts reverse tooth decay, researchers have claimed. It was drawn up using a combination of advanced scanning techniques and chemical analysis, uncovering enamel’s structural makeup in unprecedented detail. Enamel is the outer protective layer on our … Read more