• Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 20th, 2015
Scientists Would Have Us Regrow Damaged and Lost Teeth

Scientists Would Have Us Regrow Damaged and Lost Teeth

Fish do it all the time, so why couldn't we?

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 13th, 2015
Doctors Find Man's Missing Denture Stuck in His Esophagus

Doctors Find Man's Missing Denture Stuck in His Esophagus

He swallowed it in his sleep, had no memory of it

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 14th, 2015
Smokers Risk Losing Their Teeth to This Habit, Researchers Warn

Smokers Risk Losing Their Teeth to This Habit, Researchers Warn

Smoking correlates with an increased risk of tooth loss

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 29th, 2015
T. Rex Had Saw-like Teeth Designed to Slice Through Flesh and Bones

T. Rex Had Saw-like Teeth Designed to Slice Through Flesh and Bones

Study explains what made T. rex a top predator

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 16th, 2015
Ancient Herbivorous Beast Had Enlarged, Dagger-like Teeth

Ancient Herbivorous Beast Had Enlarged, Dagger-like Teeth

The scary-looking canines were used in combat

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 6th, 2015
Triceratops, the Vicious Three-Horned Dinosaur, Had Knife-like Teeth

Triceratops, the Vicious Three-Horned Dinosaur, Had Knife-like Teeth

Its teeth are among the most complex ever made by nature

Woman Keeps Supergluing Her Falling Teeth to Her Gums for 10 Years

Woman Keeps Supergluing Her Falling Teeth to Her Gums for 10 Years

She says she did it because she was terrified of the dentist

Healer Pulls Out All 19 of a Patient's Teeth to Boost His Virility

Healer Pulls Out All 19 of a Patient's Teeth to Boost His Virility

The patient was mentally ill, believed his teeth were poisonous and were, therefore, upsetting energy flows in his body

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 19th, 2015
Millennia Ago, Neanderthal Women Were in Charge of Household Chores

Millennia Ago, Neanderthal Women Were in Charge of Household Chores

Archaeologists find evidence Neanderthal women made clothes while the men carved and sharpened stone tools

Watch: Why We Grow Baby Teeth, as Explained by Science

Watch: Why We Grow Baby Teeth, as Explained by Science

We humans get baby teeth before we finally welcome our permanent chompers, science video explains why this is

Baby with Two Front Teeth Born to Woman in Missouri, US

Baby with Two Front Teeth Born to Woman in Missouri, US

The baby girl was born shortly after Christmas, her teeth took both doctors and nurses quite by surprise

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 20th, 2014
Loss of Teeth Linked to a Slower Mind in a Slower Body

Loss of Teeth Linked to a Slower Mind in a Slower Body

Study finds people who lose their natural teeth have trouble remembering things, can't walk as fast as they used to

202 Teeth Removed from 7-Year-Old Girl's Mouth

202 Teeth Removed from 7-Year-Old Girl's Mouth

The girl's mother took her to see a doctor after the girl started complaining about how her gums were hurting

232 Teeth Removed from 17-Year-Old Boy's Lower Jaw

232 Teeth Removed from 17-Year-Old Boy's Lower Jaw

The teeth were removed during a surgery that took about 7 hours to complete

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 2nd, 2014
Teeth Could One Day Be Used to Grow Brain Cells

Teeth Could One Day Be Used to Grow Brain Cells

Researchers use stem cells from teeth to make brain-like cells

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 23rd, 2014
Adaptable Taste Buds Helped Cougars Survive the Pleistocene Mass Extinction

Adaptable Taste Buds Helped Cougars Survive the Pleistocene Mass Extinction

Saber-tooth cats and American lions were picky eaters, this caused them to go extinct

Postcard Written by Hitler to a Comrade Was Discovered in Munich

Postcard Written by Hitler to a Comrade Was Discovered in Munich

In the message, Hitler claimed he had just had 19 teeth extracted

 
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