How the Paleo Diet Impacts Your Teeth

After examining the remains of 52 teeth from an ancient population of hunter-gatherers, human origins researcher, Louise Humphrey, and her colleagues found cavities in over half of the teeth they studied. Because the diets of hunter-gatherers were not high in carbohydrate-rich foods, Humphrey believes the decay is most likely due to the large quantities of acorns, pine nuts and land snails they consumed. These starchy nuts and gritty snails could have increased bacterial growth in their mouths. For the full article click here. 

Tooth Delivery System for Tooth Fairy

When Jeff Highsmith’s oldest son lost his first tooth, Highsmith realized he could redefine the Tooth Fairy experience for his children. Recognizing the amount of stress placed on the Tooth Fairy to visit millions of homes each year, Highsmith decided to lighten her load by creating a Tooth Fairy delivery system that would allow his children to ship their teeth to the Tooth Fairy for prompt payment. Using a set of flexible PVC pipes, a vacuum and a microcomputer, Highsmith created a pneumatic delivery system that is triggered by smartphone.  For the full article click here.