In addition to demonstrating the evolution of gene control over tooth development, the hens' teeth study serves as an evolutionary landmark in scientific development, as National Public Radio ...

The changes in its dentition demonstrate an evolution from puncturing-tearing to cutting behavior, allowing megalodon to hunt larger prey as it grew in size. The changes in megalodon’s bite allowed it ...

Orthodontics has played a crucial role in dental health, transforming smiles across generations. With advancements in ...

A group of genes drive the shape of each person’s teeth, including at least one gene inherited from Neanderthals, a new study ...

deciduous dentition: The primary ... is sometimes described as a process rather than an event. Bogin, B. The evolution of human childhood. BioScience 40, 1-25 (1990). Bogin, B., ...

But evolution doesn't always come with a silver ... Narrator: Millions of years ago, wisdom teeth were dead useful. Those hefty molars helped us grind up fibrous veggies. Then, around 1 million ...

The teeth of an Irishman who lived 4,000 years ago have given "unprecedented" insight into the evolution of the human diet. They were among skeletal remains excavated from a limestone cave at ...

Primate dentitions vary widely both between genera and between species within a genus. This book is a comparative dental anatomy of the teeth of living non-human primates that brings together ...