#Tooth

Researchers at Kyoto University Hospital have begun the first human trial of TRG-035, a drug meant to grow new teeth in people who are missing them. Humans keep a set…

A Neanderthal tooth shows clear signs of human intervention to treat bacterial decay, showing that the earliest dentistry began at least 59,000 years ago

A Neanderthal tooth discovered in Siberia suggests ancient humans may have performed complex dental procedures long before modern civilisation.

Scientists dug up a Paleolithic tooth that shows signs that these hominins may have been capable of executing a precise dental procedure.

From Nypost RSS Feed: Tooth shows cavemen conducted dental surgery thousands of years before anesthetic

A 59,000-year-old Neandertal molar unearthed in Siberia was drilled with a stone tool – the earliest evidence of primitive dentistry.

From Theguardian RSS Feed: Neanderthals used stone drills to treat cavities 59,000 years ago, tooth suggests

From Ars Technica: Neanderthals drilled cavities to treat a toothache 59,000 years ago

A molar points to some sophisticated dental work performed by our extinct cousins.

A hole found in a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal tooth was likely made by a stone drill, making the discovery the oldest evidence of intentional dentistry to date.

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Archaeologists discovered the 20-karat-gold dental wire in the lower jaw of a middle-aged man who lived around 500 years ago in Scotland.

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Nestled in the Pyrenees Mountains, the high-altitude cave may have been an ancient mining camp and burial ground.

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From Theguardian RSS Feed: The tooth fairy is ridiculous but kids need rituals. I know I do | Anthony N Castle

More kids are in ERs for tooth pain. Budget cuts and fluoride fights aren't helping.