Dr. Aaron LeBlanc - HOW TO BECOME A DINOSAUR DENTIST: NEW DISCOVERIES BY STUDYING ANCIENT TEETH

Dinosaurs are our favourite extinct animals, and their teeth are particularly important for understanding how and what they ate. But at a fundamental level, dinosaur teeth were made from the same tissues as our teeth. We know this, because we can make microscopic sections of their teeth and can look inside them at high magnification. By combining the study of fossil teeth with the centuries-old profession of dentistry, scientists can now better understand how different species dealt with the problems of tooth wear, grinding tough plant material, or slicing through meat. The future of this budding field is bright and could lead to surprising avenues of research in oral medicine.