The Digital Dental Surgeon

This picture released by Fundacion Atapeurca shows a human tooth found in the Atapuerca Sierra, near Burgos. Spanish researchers on Friday said they had unearthed a human tooth more than one million years old, which they estimated to be the oldest human fossil remain ever discovered in western Europe.(AFP/FA-HO)

MADRID (AFP) - Spanish researchers on Friday said they had unearthed a human tooth more than one million years old, which they estimated to be the oldest human fossil remain ever discovered in western Europe. - AFP

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Teeth could last a million years, and yet more and more people are having cavities in their teeth.

Proper cleaning, good oral hygiene, balanced diet and regular dental checkups are paramount to teeth lasting a million years (of course, having them around throughout our lifetime is good enough).

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