Chattering squirrels, charming coypus, and tail-slapping beavers — along with some other rodents — have orange-brown front teeth. Researchers have published high-resolution images of rodent incisors ...

Researchers have demonstrated that crocodile teeth have much thinner enamel layers than humans and other hard-biting species. It’s well known that crocodiles possess one of the most powerful bites in ...

Americans spend more than a billion dollars on teeth whitening products each year. Although these products can make smiles brighter, new research shows that they might also be causing tooth damage.

Dental fillings are far from being a pleasant experience, but right now they're necessary to fill cavities and prevent further damage. A research team at the University of Nottingham in the UK could ...

The "enamel" in the crayfish tooth serves as a protective layer for the softer under layer that is made, similar to the rest of the exoskeleton, from amorphous calcium carbonate. The researchers said ...

Chattering squirrels, charming coypus, and tail-slapping beavers -- along with some other rodents -- have orange-brown front teeth. Researchers have produced high-resolution images of rodent incisors, ...

Nano-sized pockets of iron material in rodents’ incisors (coypu on the left and beaver on the right) strengthen and protect the teeth. Chattering squirrels, charming coypus, and tail-slapping beavers ...