Researchers have investigated the importance of the Notch pathway for the evolution of tooth morphology. Mutations in this signalling pathway can lead to defective structures in tooth enamel. Studies ...

New research reveals how genes inherited from Neanderthals and critical developmental markers like PITX2 influence tooth size, shedding light on human evolution and genetic diversity. Study: PITX2 ...

"This edited volume is based on a Dental Paleoanthropology symposium held in May 2005 at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, germany"--P. xv. Dental evolution and dental ...

The study of dental education and student learning in anatomy has evolved into a multidisciplinary field that bridges traditional didactic instruction with innovative technological approaches.

Liverpool John Moores University, UK, and the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland, have found variations among Neolithic Middle Nile Valley populations with a shared material culture. A fertile stretch ...

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Digital morphometric analysis of mixed odontogenic tumors identified significant differences in virtual epithelial cell architecture.

Sabre-toothed predators – best know from the infamous Smilodon – evolved multiple times across different mammal groups. A new study, published today in Current Biology reveals why: these teeth were ...