New research on the size relationship between brains and wisdom teeth suggests that bigger brains aren’t necessarily the driving force in human evolution.
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Two dental experts explain that these furthest-back molars may be a not-so-necessary leftover from early human evolution.
The way most dentists in Australia are paid encourages over-servicing. So how do we know the treatment your dentist recommends is actually necessary?
When they cause problems, wisdom teeth don’t seem very smart. But they may have been evolution’s answer to a coarse diet.
Wisdom teeth can be a pain. Here’s when you should have them removed.
If an undocumented migrant is a minor or an adult can have far-reaching implications. A forensic anthropologist explains why relying solely on dental X-rays to determine age doesn’t work.
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Specialist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Imperial College London
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Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The University of Melbourne
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