A new study from the University of Chicago suggests our sensitive teeth may be an evolutionary leftover that once helped our ...

Sharks, skates and catfish also have tooth-like structures called denticles that make their skin feel like sandpaper. When ...

Learn why both human teeth and an ancient fish contain a key sensory substance — but in different locations.

Anyone who has ever squirmed through a dental cleaning can tell you how sensitive teeth can be. This sensitivity gives ...

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If you've ever gotten a toothache from eating something cold like ice cream, scientists at the University of Chicago might ...

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Hundreds of millions of years ago, fish had sensory features on their exoskeletons that contained dentine, the material that makes our teeth sensitive today ...

Sensory features on the armored exoskeletons of ancient fish may be the reason why humans have teeth that are sensitive to ...

Ever wondered why our teeth are so sensitive to pain or even just cold drinks? It might be because they first evolved for a very different purpose than chewing half a billion years ago, a study ...

A new study reveals that the sensitivity of teeth, which makes them zing in a dentist's chair or ache after biting into ...