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The Anatomy of a Tooth. To properly understand how tooth decay affects the nerve, one needs to first understand the basic structure of a tooth. A tooth comprises of several layers which are as ...

MILPITAS, CA--(Marketwired - August 20, 2013) - eHuman, Inc., the industry leader in 3D interactive dental education software announced today a new release of their flagship product, 3D Tooth ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered that stem cells inside the soft tissues of the tooth come from an unexpected source, namely nerves. These findings are now being ...

Researchers have successfully implanted a bioengineered tooth implant — that "grows" into the gum and fuses with existing nerves — into the mouths of rats. In a new paper published in the ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Filling Teeth over Exposed Nerves ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 8 No. 10 (November 1852), p. 75 doi:10.1038 ...

Dentin connects with tooth nerves, and when it is unprotected, the nerves can become irritated in response to cold, hot, sweet or sour food and drinks, to pressure or to cold air.

Why do we have nerve endings in our teeth? They seem to serve no useful purpose. @jposamen, via Twitter. As our only fuel hatch, the mouth is pretty important.

If you ask me: Do your ears flinch when you eat ice-cream, or come out in a piece of toffee?