Finally, preliminary research suggested the parotid hormone not only regulates dental structures but also influences insulin secretion by the pancreas.
The newly discovered fossils have a specific dental structure that is characteristic of rodents in Africa, Dr. Wyss said.
Dentists use radiographs for many reasons: to find hidden dental structures, malignant or benign masses, bone loss, and cavities.
The guy probably knew everything about a bear's dental structure but nothing about bears.
Odontogenic cysts have histologic origins in the cells of the dental structures.
The most specialized dental structures of all are probably the baleen plates of the largest whales, modified for straining plankton from sea water.
X-ray pictures can show cavities, hidden dental structures (such as wisdom teeth), and bone loss that cannot be seen during a visual examination.
Ramapithecus lasted for about 7 million years and may have then given rise to the first true hominid,Australopithecus, which has a similar dental structure.
Although it lacks a toothcomb (a specialized dental structure found in most lemuriforms), its front dentition is enlarged and procumbent.
Like other dental structure of Eptesicus genus,there is no presence of peculiarities, but it is large compared to the size of skull.