Study Confirms Teeth Originated as Sensory Structures in Ancient Fish Armor

Our Teeth May Descend From Sensitive Bumps on Prehistoric Fish Armor, New Research Finds

Hundreds of millions of years ago, fish had sensory features on their exoskeletons that contained dentine, the material that makes our teeth sensitive today

Our sensitive teeth likely evolved from the armor of ancient fish

A new study reveals that the sensitivity of teeth, which makes them zing in a dentist's chair or ache after biting into something cold, can be traced back to the exoskeletons of ancient, armored fish.

Toothache from eating something cold? Blame these ancient fish

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.

University of Chicago study finds tooth sensitivity may be linked to ancient fish

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

Our teeth evolved from fish 'body armor' over 460 million years, scientists discover

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

Bumps on ancient, armored fish may have given rise to teeth in animals, study finds

Sensory features on the armored exoskeletons of ancient fish may be the reason why humans have teeth that are sensitive to cold and other extremes.