A dentist says neglecting your teeth may be doing more than harming your smile – it could potentially be contributing to ...

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 ...

A new study, published on May 21 in the journal Nature, has revealed surprising information about the origins of human teeth.

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.

Human teeth evolved from the ancient sensory armor of fish over 460 million years ago, revealing a surprising link between ...

A new study published in Nature traces the evolutionary origin of human teeth to sensory structures found on the exoskeletons ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...