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Sour Candy Is Almost As Bad for Your Teeth As Battery Acid

Do you have a lot of cavities? Perhaps it’s because you lost a lot of enamel sucking on sour candy when you were a kid. It’s almost as bad as battery acid—except it tastes much better. Take a look at this chart and see who are the worse offenders. Pure water’s pH level is 7,…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Nov 17

Combat Cavities By Re-Growing Your Decaying Teeth

A team of researchers at the University of Leeds’ School of Chemistry is developing a pain-free method to combat cavities. The technique uses a fluid called P 11-4 that has a fiber-like peptide. When the fluid is applied to a damaged tooth, it fills the tooth’s cavities and forms a gel matrix that attracts calcium.…

Tech News Kelly Aug 24

Best/Worst Older Sister Extracts Brother’s Tooth with a Motorcycle

If your little brother loses a tooth, what’s in it for you? The little dope gets sweet Tooth Fairy scratch and you’re left holding the bag. Unless you decide to play dentist with a long string and a mini-motorcycle. This is what having a sibling is all about, right? Companionship, helpfulness, tooth extraction. And a…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jul 18

Our most ancient hominoid ancestors first left Africa 17 million years ago

When modern humans left Africa roughly 100 thousand years ago, it was only the last of several waves of hominoid migration that had previously included the likes of Neanderthals and Homo Erectus. Now a tooth in Germany reveals the original hominoid migration. A molar tooth was discovered in the Alpine region of southwestern Germany. 17…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jun 22

This Man Wants to Resurrect Dinosaurs… Using Chickens

Paleontologist Jack Horner wants a pet dinosaur. (I’m right there with you, Jack.) And according to his TED talk, we’re actually getting closer to making Jurassic Park a reality. Thanks to chickens. Researchers have already been able to create a chicken with teeth by using atavism activation, a process where one stimulates a leftover gene…

Tech News Max Behrman Jun 9

Prototype Toothpaste Changes Flavors According to the Weather

The toothpaste industry is in need of a shakeup! Whitening strips aren’t enough. MIT’s Media Lab has developed a prototype toothpaste that spits out different flavors according to the weather and temperature outside. Their idea, called ‘Tastes Like Rain’ is simple: hook up a simple computer to a toothpaste dispenser. The toothpaste dispenser is then…

Tech News Casey Chan Jan 4

Nanoparticles Will Make Your Teeth Too Slick For Bacteria

Using a polishing technique previously employed in the semiconductor industry, a professor has discovered that it’s possible to make a tooth too slick to have bacteria stick to. For reals. The professor and his student have shown that “bad” bacteria cannot stick to the surface, which is great, since it’s the type of bacteria that…

Tech News Jason Chen Dec 22

High-Pressure Tooth Spray Cleans Teeth With Water, Not Bristles

Toothbrush-like contraptions that spray water into your teeth holes have been around for years, but Philips’ new patent has several innovations that makes sure you don’t blast your gums into submission. The spray head has probes that can detect how far away it is from your teeth, ensuring optimum distance. Plus there’s talk of having…

Tech News Jason Chen May 13

Tooth Grinding Remote, Researchers Hate to See You Smile

At last, we have an excuse other than stress to crack our molars and spend thousands on dental repair. Researchers at Osaka University have developed a remote sensitive to tooth grinding. Surprisingly, it’s fairly low-tech in nature. IR sensors are placed over patients’ temples because the temples are an area that moves only with the…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Aug 14

Sour Candy Is Almost As Bad for Your Teeth As Battery Acid

Combat Cavities By Re-Growing Your Decaying Teeth

Best/Worst Older Sister Extracts Brother’s Tooth with a Motorcycle

Our most ancient hominoid ancestors first left Africa 17 million years ago

This Man Wants to Resurrect Dinosaurs… Using Chickens

Prototype Toothpaste Changes Flavors According to the Weather

Nanoparticles Will Make Your Teeth Too Slick For Bacteria

High-Pressure Tooth Spray Cleans Teeth With Water, Not Bristles

Tooth Grinding Remote, Researchers Hate to See You Smile

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