Blind and mostly hairless, with front teeth that put beavers to shame, the naked mole-rat is one of the most unusual-looking ...
Squirrels, beavers, and other rodents have orange-brown front teeth that may be key to developing oral care products that better protect human tooth enamel and ensure that restorations last longer.
Nano-sized pockets of iron material in rodents’ incisors (coypu on the left and beaver on the right) strengthen and protect the teeth. Chattering squirrels, charming coypus, and tail-slapping beavers ...