We often take our teeth for granted and never really think about how the shape of the tooth actually develops. Have you ever watched your father’s teeth as he talks? Do you ever think: “My gosh, his molar looks just like mine!”?
As human beings, we don’t think about the genetics of teeth in this way, or do we? I suppose it depends on the mind’s world view and personal interest. There’s also a perceptive skill involved in being able to see a shape “mirrored back”, such as our own tooth in the mirror and the tooth we see in someone else’s mouth. How do we relate to shape? Dentists have to have this skill.
My mind buzzes with questions like this every time I brush my teeth or do teeth whitening. World politics and global disasters are distant to dental and perceptive dynamics. Yet the process of how teeth develop from the embryo stage is really inherent in the development of all processes in terms of cell growth and atoms.
My Glasgow dentist explained to me that fetal development is when unique oral designs form through cementum, dentin, enamel, and the periodontium. Healthy development contributes to healthy tooth structure, and vice-versa. But they said if I don’t take care then a visit to an implants Glasgow clinic would be on the cards. For example, environmental factors like injuries through contact sports, medications, oral hygiene, and so on, can alter the shape of inherited tooth form.