Ancient Fish and Human Teeth. The study surmises that those ancient, armored fish used dentin-based detectors to help survey ...

Sharks, skates and catfish also have tooth-like structures called denticles that make their skin feel like sandpaper. When Haridy studied the tissues of her catfish, she saw that the denticles were ...

Clove oil has eugenol, a natural anesthetic and anti-inflammatory agent. It numbs the area and reduces swelling when applied to sensitive teeth. This makes it an effective short-term solution for ...

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

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, armored fish.

Anyone who has ever squirmed through a dental cleaning can tell you how sensitive teeth can be. This sensitivity gives important feedback about temperature, pressure—and yes, pain—as we bite and chew ...

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 ...

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

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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 ...

A recent study reveals that human teeth evolved from the sensory armor of ancient fish that lived 465 million years ago.

New research shows that dentine, the inner layer of teeth that transmits sensory information to nerves inside the pulp, first evolved as sensory tissue in the armored exoskeletons of ancient fish.