New research shows that dentine, the inner layer of teeth that transmits sensory information to nerves inside the pulp, first evolved as sensory tissue in the armored exoskeletons of ancient fish.

Tooth Pain is older than tooth itself, study revealed, could be traced back to 465 million years in fish’s armored skin ...

Human teeth evolved from the ancient sensory armor of fish over 460 million years ago, revealing a surprising link between ...

A new study published in Nature traces the evolutionary origin of human teeth to sensory structures found on the exoskeletons ...

A recent study reveals that human teeth evolved from the sensory armor of ancient fish that lived 465 million years ago.

Ever wondered why our teeth are so sensitive to pain or even just cold drinks? It might be because they first evolved for a ...

If you've ever gotten a toothache from eating something cold like ice cream, scientists at the University of Chicago might ...

Ever wondered why our teeth are so sensitive to pain or even just cold drinks? It might be because they first evolved for a very different purpose than chewing half a billion years ago, a study ...

Blame it on a prehistoric armored fish. While the outer layer of our teeth is coated in hard enamel, it’s the inner layer, ...

Researchers have found that dentine — a substance in the inner layer of teeth that sends sensory information to nerves inside the pulp — served a similar sensation-gathering purpose on the armed ...

Teeth are sensitive because they evolved from sensory tissue in both ancient vertebrates and ancient arthropods.