0 Question: If teeth show on an x-ray and eating calcium gives them strength,are they part of our bones?Thanks. Keywords: bones, calcium, teeth, x-ray Asked by abdula01 to Amelia, Jim, Liz, Prateek, Richard on 17 Jun 2011.
Amelia Markey answered on 17 Jun 2011:
Yes teeth are made from the same stuff as your bones calcium and phosphate but they are different from bones in a lot of ways. the X-rays don’t pass through them like they don’t pass through bones and that’s why they appear white on an X-ray image.
Hopefully this article will help:
http://www.lifeslittlemysteries.com/why-are-teeth-not-considered-bones-1478/
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