Archeology
Dental examination for mummies
Otzi tapes were finally examined for the first time in more than 5 millennia, and according to the dentist's conclusion, this prehistoric patient was omnivorous.
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Archeology
Dentistry was very developed from 9000 years ago
Scientists at the University of de Poitiers in Poitiers, France, and the Guimet Museum, Paris - while excavating an ancient graveyard discovered a total of 11 teeth were…
Archeology
Detecting mummies dying from tooth decay
A mummy of more than 2,000 years old has a mouth full of deep teeth, found in caves in Egypt.
Archeology
Ancient people cure toothache with beeswax
New research has found beeswax used to cure cracks in the neck 6500 years ago of the ancient people in Slovenia (Italy). This may be one of the very rare examples of ear…
Archeology
The giant 'shrews' of nearly 1 million years old fossils are found in Spain
The analysis of phylogenetic and dental measurements and fossilized functions of shrews found in Gran Dolina de Atapuerce sediment, Burgos concluded that this is a new s…
Archeology
Ancient people also drilled teeth
The teeth were found in a Neolithic period graveyard in Mehgarh in Baluchistan province, Pakistan, showing the traces of drill holes. The dental analysis showed that pre…
Biology
Gums bacteria also help identify as fingerprints
Scientists found that bacteria in the gums can reveal the owner's identity like fingerprints.
Biology
Discover new bacteria that cause dental disease
A new kind of bacteria, growing stronger in human mouths, can contribute to gum disease and tooth decay that has been discovered by scientists at King's College London,…
Biology
Take stem cells from wisdom teeth
The group of scientists at Osaka University (Japan) and the Japan National Advanced Institute of Science and Technology on Cell Production succeeded in repairing the liv…
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Dentist ventures to cure teeth for elephants and lions
This dentist travels around the world healing hippos, lions and elephants. Gerhard Steenkamp, a South African, is known to be one of the world's leading dentists with…
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Animals 'blooming' in the deep sea
White sharks frolic with fish pilots, shrimp are doing dental hygiene for fish, glass fish off the Shagra Sea, Egypt ...
Videos
Video: Divers dive to let shrimp clean up food on the teeth
A divers shot himself, opening his mouth under the sea in Hawaii to feed the shrimps
Science story
Prof., Dr. Tran Van Truong was elected by ABI to be the character of 2007
Prof. Dr. Tran Van Truong, Chairman of the Vietnamese Molar Tooth Association, Professor of the Faculty of Odonto-Stomatology has been voted by the American Institute of…
Medicine - Health
Your teeth have this strange white spot? This is the reason they appear
Some people's teeth have some strange white spots. What are they?