The teeth and their names and numbers are detailed below. TREATMENT / PROCEDURE Baby teeth, shown at right, bear many of the same names as permanent teeth and number 20.

“This shows us that ‘teeth’ can also be sensory even when they’re not in the mouth,” said study co-author Yara Haridy, a paleontologist at the University of Chicago. The breakthrough ...

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