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
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
Big Brother runner-up Sophie Budack reveals her ‘tooth’ fell out on the show and a dentist was called in to fix it… as she recalls how a 13-year eating disorder has affected her teeth By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:47 BST, 31 July 2020 | Updated: 01:53 BST, 31 July 2020 She … Read more
A single mother spent five months in hospital after an abscess on her tooth led to an 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 wisdom … 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
Ashley Graham shows off gap in her smile after breaking tooth on her mom’s homemade oatmeal cookies By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 01:19 BST, 19 June 2020 | Updated: 06:38 BST, 19 June 2020 She’s been hunkering down with her family in her hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska, during the coronavirus pandemic. And living with … Read more
South Carolina couple discovers giant megaldon shark tooth in a muddy river bed that is larger than a human hand and weighs about one-pound South Carolina is home to millions of fossils, attracting people from all over A couple was exploring the Stono River outside of Charleston last month The pair spotted something gray sticking out … Read more
John Barrowman chips his tooth during an accident in the BEDROOM… but by smacking it on a straw taking a sip of water rather than doing ‘something exciting’ By Andrew Bullock and Bev Lyons For Mailonline Published: 20:32 BST, 13 May 2020 | Updated: 21:29 BST, 13 May 2020 John Barrowman has been forced to … Read more
‘Wohoo an exciting morning!’ David Warner shares sweet photo of his daughter Ivy, 5, losing her first tooth as she homeschools his children at daddy daycare amid coronavirus pandemic By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:59 BST, 30 March 2020 | Updated: 10:04 BST, 30 March 2020 David Warner has been running a … Read more