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

Ever wondered why our teeth are so sensitive to pain? It might be because they first evolved for a very different purpose ...

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

A new study reveals that the sensitivity of teeth, which makes them zing in a dentist's chair or ache after biting into something cold, can be traced back to the exoskeletons of ancient ...

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

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

Teeth are sensitive because they evolved from sensory tissue in both ancient vertebrates and ancient arthropods.

New research from the University of Chicago reveals that teeth may have evolved from sensory armor in ancient fish.

Dentine is responsible for transporting sensory information, so their work suggests these precursors to teeth once helped long-extinct fish sense their surroundings. “Covered in these sensitive ...

The sometimes uncomfortable sensations we feel in our teeth may be an evolutionary holdover from the scaly exteriors of ...

Clove oil has eugenol, a natural anesthetic and anti-inflammatory agent. It numbs the area and reduces swelling when applied ...