The durability and longevity of teeth lie in the complex interplay between six different tissues, all of which play an intricate role in tooth formation and health.
Eating nitrate rich vegetables like lettuce and spinach could hold the key to better oral health.
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Want to improve oral health? Channel your inner Popeye and eat plenty of leafy greens – a nitrate rich diet could help prevent dental issues before they begin.
TikTok dental tips, from making your own tooth whitening paste through to using ‘gap’ bands to fix spaces between your teeth, should be treated with caution.
Because oral health is linked to overall health, dental care needs to be viewed as an integral part of health care.
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In addition to saving costs for individuals and our health-care system, facilitating access to dental care would enhance the population’s oral health and potentially help in managing chronic diseases.
Access to dental care in Australia is worse than ever and is simply unaffordable to many.
Proboscideans and their tooth structures in various forms across 60 million years of evolution.
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Birds and dinosaurs lived together for millions of years, but only toothless birds survived the asteroid impact that upended life on Earth.
Any hominid fossil find with molar teeth can be plugged into a new equation that reveals its species’ prenatal growth rate.
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Using a new equation based on today’s primates, scientists can take a few molar teeth from an extinct fossil species and reconstruct exactly how fast their offspring grew during gestation.
Apple cider vinegar is said to help with weight loss, heart health, managing cholesterol and blood sugar levels.
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