When archaeologists find human teeth, they can read them like an open book. Thanks to new examination methods, a single tooth is often enough to find out a lot about its owner: age, gender, size and diet; sometimes even origin and culture. Since the proportion of organic material in teeth is very low, they often survive well over thousands of years. But with this wealth of information, one question almost fades into the background: How were the teeth themselves?
Dental health: How healthy were our ancestors’ teeth? – Health
