You know how human teeth have those prong bits that anchor into the gums, the “root”? Inside those are the nerve canals: spaces filled with a pulp that nerve endings run through.
Shark teeth don’t have these canals in their root. Their teeth aren’t anchored into the gums and don’t connect to any nerve endings.
Crankenstein@lemmy.world 3 months ago
You know how human teeth have those prong bits that anchor into the gums, the “root”? Inside those are the nerve canals: spaces filled with a pulp that nerve endings run through.
Shark teeth don’t have these canals in their root. Their teeth aren’t anchored into the gums and don’t connect to any nerve endings.
marduk@lemmy.sdf.org 3 months ago
Does that mean they can bite into the ice cream without their teeth hurting?!
Crankenstein@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Uhhh… Actually, after giving it some thought, yea probably.
blackbrook@mander.xyz 3 months ago
But do they get head-freeze if they eat it too fast?
Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 3 months ago
that’s why they can have so many teeth,
imagine humans with10 times the amount of teeth, and therefore 10 time more likely to get tooth ache.
MTK@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Thanks!