(The Conversation) – Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Why do people have two sets ...

Give a dentist two teeth of the same type and size, and there may be a way that the dentist can tell you if they’re a 12-year old’s or an adult’s. What gives it away? The presence of mamelons, which ...

Qamariya Nasrullah does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Santosh Tadakamadla receives funding from NHMRC. Santosh is a recipient of NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (2019-2022). Santosh also receives funding from Australian Dental Research Foundation for their ...

Teeth help animals bite and chew food. Meat-eating carnivores tend to have sharp teeth to sink into their prey, while herbivores tend to have flatter teeth to grind down their plant-based meals. Some ...