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Have Sensitive Teeth? Scientists Say They May Have Evolved to Feel—Not Chew
A new study from the University of Chicago suggests our sensitive teeth may be an evolutionary leftover that once helped our ...
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500-million-year-old fish armor may be the reason your teeth hurt
New research from the University of Chicago reveals that teeth may have evolved from sensory armor in ancient fish.
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Are your teeth sensitive? You may have a 500-million-year-old fish to blame
Ever wondered why our teeth are so sensitive to pain? It might be because they first evolved for a very different purpose than chewing half a billion years ago. Ever wondered why our teeth are so ...
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Our sensitive teeth likely evolved from the armor of ancient fish
Why was that? Maybe it had to do with sensitivity. HARIDY: You know, our teeth are sensitive. DANIEL: And the structure she'd found in the armor of Anatolepis, the now arthropod, was for sensing.
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Our sensitive teeth likely evolved from the armor of ancient fish
Why was that? Maybe it had to do with sensitivity. HARIDY: You know, our teeth are sensitive. DANIEL: And the structure she'd found in the armor of Anatolepis, the now arthropod, was for sensing.