dentition

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In a study published Thursday in Science, researchers posit that Tyrannosaurs and related dinosaurs kept their dagger-like dentition hidden behind lip-like tissue.

From New York Times

Now, a team of scientists has discovered a surprising ingredient in the chiton’s rock-hard dentition: a rare, iron-based mineral that previously had been found only in actual rocks.

From New York Times

Children without access to proper care “haven’t been able to learn because they were in pain or they were so embarrassed by their poor dentition that they would cover their faces,” she said.

From New York Times

“If people could master that, the amount of damage that they would potentially do to their dentition would be greatly diminished,” Klasser says.

From Washington Post

“They lived to be 40 years old or less. They all had terrible dentition.”

From Nature