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A golf course groundskeeper recently stumbled onto something unexpected on the greens: A tooth from a 10,000-year-old mammoth. Groundskeeper Patrick Walker found the 10-pound tooth Tuesday when he was on the greens about 30 miles east of Grand Rapids at Morrison Lake Country Club.
Attorney General Eric Holder had emergency oral surgery Thursday to remove a cracked tooth.
If young David DeVore’s loopy, out-of-body ramblings while feeling the effects of a dentist’s anesthesia were a prime-time TV show, he would land squarely in the Top 10 — between “60 Minutes” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” But the parents of the 8-year-old viral video sensation say they realize there’s a fine line between cuteness and exploitation.
A Massachusetts man is accused of filing 21 fake injury claims for the same broken tooth, pocketing at least $36,000 in insurance payments. Attorney General Martha Coakley's office says the man injured a tooth at a restaurant in 2002 by biting into a piece of plastic in his salad. The eatery paid for his medical treatment.
Officials at the Lehigh Valley Zoo turned to some high-tech equipment to find out what was causing a kangaroo to feel a little down in the mouth. Veterinarians using a CT scan Tuesday night at AnimalScan in Easton found an abscessed tooth in the right lower jaw of Sybil, a 13-year-old red kangaroo.
An elephant expert whose beach house on the Texas Gulf Coast was destroyed by Hurricane Ike is putting his collection back together — one tooth at a time.
A homeowner whose beachfront property in Texas was destroyed during Hurricane Ike has found a football-size fossil tooth in the debris.
David Wentz was snorkeling in the St. Clair River last August when what he thought was an odd-looking rock caught his eye.
David Wentz was snorkeling off Marysville Beach in the St. Clair River last August when what he thought was an odd-looking rock caught his eye. "I didn't know what to think," the 16-year-old Port Huron resident said.
Analysis of a 40,000-year-old tooth found in southern Greece suggests Neanderthals were more mobile than once thought, paleontologists said Friday.
Gary Kidd had a pretty good idea that what his 3-year-old grandson had found was no rock, but the tooth of a woolly mammoth. That's because he had found one himself nine years ago. Kaleb Kidd was chasing squirrels Monday at a family friend's property near La Crosse when he spotted what looked like an unusual rock.
Instead of settling for the bling of gold, a more practical person seeking a false tooth might eventually be able to get one that can deliver drugs.
A 16-year-old high school student stumbled upon what archaeologists say could be the biggest fossil find in Pinellas County in nearly a century. A shiny black rock caught Sierra Sarti-Sweeney's eye as she was taking pictures last month in Boca Ciega Millennium Park.
Trying to get something done at town hall can be a pain, one local woman says for her it was literally.
A salesman who chipped a tooth on a cookie while visiting a customer is entitled to compensation for his dental work after a court ruled it a work-related injury.
Tooth decay often goes undetected until too late. Early signs of damage are usually hidden from sight and it is unhealthy to take too many X-rays.
Galileo's fingers, tooth are foundTwo fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again and will soon be put on display, an Italian museum director said Friday.
'Radical' surgery uses patient's tooth to restore her sight - USATODAY.comDoctors in Miami announced Wednesday that they had performed a vision-restoring surgery that used the 60-year-old patient's tooth.
Iran says will not bow to 'threat' to meet nuclear talks deadlineDavid holding Goliaths hand keeps twrilling his sling suurounded by his five goats hoping the Lion will kneel down and allow him to cut it's mane? bullying was developed at Eton and Harrow then exported to other countries.
Useful Resources - Sting Pain IndexAmong connoisseurs of insect stings, it's the equivalent of Robert Parker's wine ratings. Schmidt has been stung by about 150 different species on six continents and seems to have opinions about all of them.
Blind man sees wife for first time after having a TOOTH implanted into his eyeA blind man is able to see his wife for the first time - after having a tooth implanted into his eye.
Man says gummy snack came with toothHow much is a stray tooth worth? Somewhere between $35 and $35,000. Or so hopes Shea Harris of Raleigh, who discovered what looks like a human tooth embedded in the dinosaur-shaped gummy fruit snack he was eating. The tooth was not his own.
Severe periodontal disease is more frequent among socioeconomically disadvantaged i...( Socioeconomic disadvantage at the indiv...)Poor income and the lack of health insurance increases the likelihood of tooth and gum disease for poor Blacks as well as poor Whites.And the evidence that it may play a role in diabetes related disease as well as heart attacks and strokes.
Bowling ball attack beats allExcerpt: Talk about your tough split. A dispute over bowling etiquette at a suburban Sacramento lane led to one man losing a front tooth in a fight with a fellow bowler wielding a 16-pound ball.
Police: Woman stole ID for new tooth, tattoo, bail Police say a 27-year-old woman stole a man's credit card number and used it to buy a crown for her tooth, a tattoo, a motorcycle and a jail bond.
Casey Anthony Defense Worried Police Are Tampering With Evidence, Accuse Cops of LyingExcerpt: A spokesman for Casey Anthony's defense lawyer accused police of lying to the press and suggested they could be tampering with evidence at the site where a little child's bones were found.
Clothing Also Found In Bag With Child's Remains AND FBI Analyzing Tooth, Hair Found At Crime Scene--Also on the page: "Zenaida Gonzalez Prepares To Fight Further Involvement In Anthony Case"-- ORLANDO, Fla. -- The state confirmed Wednesday that clothing was also found in the trash bag full of a child's remains discovered near the Anthony home.
Sea Urchin Yields Key Secret Of BiomineralizationThe teeth and bones of mammals, the protective shells of mollusks, and the needle-sharp spines of sea urchins and other marine creatures are made-from-scratch wonders of nature.
11-year-old boy bites dog, loses canine toothAn 11-year old boy bit back by sinking his teeth into the neck of a dog that attacked him. Local newspapers reported that Gabriel Almeida was playing in his uncle's backyard in Belo Horizonte when a pit bull named Tita lunged at him and bit him in the left arm.
Gummy bears that fight plaqueThe tooth-protecting sugar substitute xylitol has been incorporated into gummy bears to produce a sweet snack that may prevent dental problems.
Smoothies behind 'epidemic' of tooth decay, dentists warn The goodness in fruit smoothies may be outweighed by the damage they do our teeth, say dentists. The sugar and acid content of the drinks could cause an 'erosion epidemic', they warn.
Tooth Regeneration May Replace Drill-and-Fill The next time your children get cavities, they might get tooth regeneration instead of fillings.
Blind Irishman sees with the aid of son's tooth in his eye An Irishman blinded by an explosion two years ago has had his sight restored after doctors inserted his son's tooth in his eye.
Blind Irishman sees with the aid of son's tooth in his eyeAn Irishman blinded by an explosion two years ago has had his sight restored after doctors inserted his son's tooth in his eye, he said on Wednesday.
Dentists: Tooth Whitening Can Damage Teeth High street beauty clinics may be breaking the law by performing teeth whitening treatments that can cause lifelong problems, Sky News has found.
Wis. boy, 3, finds wooly mammoth tooth Gary Kidd had a pretty good idea that what his 3-year-old grandson had found was no rock, but the tooth of a woolly mammoth. That's because he had found one himself nine years ago.
The Pros and cons of Do-It-Yourself dentistryThere are people out there pulling their own teeth out with pliers.
Listerine: Making Those Pearly Whites WhiterIn my quest for whiter teeth I've tried my fair share of products. Finally one not only does the job, but it does it without any side effects.
Scientists are warning of childhood tooth decayAlthough most people would not consider cavities an issue for children who don't even have all of their teeth yet, scientists and researchers are now warning of early childhood dental decay is a significant health problem.
Rugby player finds tooth stuck in headAn Australian rugby league player competed for more than four months with an opponent's tooth buried in his head.
Discovery Channel :: News - Archaeology :: Million-Year-Old Human Tooth FoundSpanish researchers on Friday said they had unearthed a human tooth more than one million years old, which they estimated to be the oldest human fossil remain ever discovered in western Europe.
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