ACTON, Australia, Sept. 30 (UPI) --Scientists believe a 400 million-year-old fish fossil holds clues to the evolutionary origins of human teeth. Upon excavation, it wasn't clear whether the ancient ...

The fish fossil was a dissected jaw of a species called buchanosteus – an armoured fish from the extinct placoderm group. By running a scanner across the ancient find and creating a digital model of ...

An Indian cancer patient who had a substantial section of his palate removed after undergoing surgery to remove a tumor has been given a new set of teeth with the help of 3D printing. The patient, a ...

Photo for representational purpose only. Researchers have found three-dimensional prints of a 400 million year old fish fossil that can reveal the possible evolutionary origins of human teeth. The ...

Scientists from the Australian National University (ANU) and Queensland Museum are among the country's first to use 3D printing to better understand prehistoric life. They examined a ...

In a clever use of GPS technology, biologists have "mapped" the topography of bat teeth as if they were uncharted mountain ranges, in order to better understand how toothy ridges, peaks and valleys ...

Orthodontics appliance maker Invisalign better watch out; creative college student Amos Dudley has demonstrated how he was able to create a custom alignment tray to fix his crooked teeth. Using a 3D ...

The printed replica included tough "denticles" embedded in a smooth, flexible membrane Scientists have used a 3D-printed model of shark skin to show how tooth-like scales help the predators to cruise ...

Scientists have deciphered the structure and functional mechanism of the glucansucrase enzyme that is responsible for dental plaque sticking to teeth. This knowledge will stimulate the identification ...