News tagged with upper teeth

New evidence for the earliest modern humans in Europe

The timing, process and archeology of the peopling of Europe by early modern humans have been actively debated for more than a century. Reassessment of the anatomy and dating of a fragmentary upper jaw with ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Weird Australian hammer-tooth marsupial fossil found

(PhysOrg.com) -- Fossils of bizarre lizard-like, snail-eating marsupials have been discovered by UNSW palaeontologists in an ancient fossil field in the Riversleigh World Heritage area in Queensland. The fossils ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 20, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Dental researcher improves a device to help cleft-palate patients avoid surgery

(PhysOrg.com) -- Children with cleft palates may no longer need invasive jaw-widening surgery as an adult.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 01, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Nasal Spray May End Dental Needle Injections for Upper Teeth Repair

(PhysOrg.com) -- A nasal spray shown to numb the upper jaw is set to be tested in an FDA Phase 3 trial, which will assess the spray's effectiveness compared to the current "gold standard" treatment -- painful anesthesia injections.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Feb 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0