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Teeth are subject to caries, wear and disease, are central to dentistry and forensic and archaeological study, and certain teeth are venerated as relics in some traditions.","purpose":"Let an agent explain tooth structure, types and development across humans and animals, relay oral health guidance from dental bodies, describe teeth in archaeology and culture with attribution, and route personal dental questions to dentists.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Enamel hardness","Tooth types","Two sets in humans","Fossil and forensic value"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What teeth are.","layers":[{"id":"structure","name":"Structure","description":"Structure and types.","findings":[{"id":"structure-finding","name":"Structure","description":"Structure.","questions":[{"text":"How are teeth structured from enamel, dentin, cementum and pulp, and what are the types in humans?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is human or animal dentition meant?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"development","name":"Development","description":"Development.","findings":[{"id":"development-finding","name":"Development","description":"Development.","questions":[{"text":"How do deciduous and permanent teeth develop and erupt?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits tooth development?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"health","name":"Health","description":"Oral health.","layers":[{"id":"care","name":"Care","description":"Daily care.","findings":[{"id":"care-finding","name":"Care","description":"Care.","questions":[{"text":"What do dental bodies recommend for brushing, fluoride, diet and check-ups?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the user asking about their own teeth, which need a dentist?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"problems","name":"Problems","description":"Common problems.","findings":[{"id":"problems-finding","name":"Problems","description":"Problems.","questions":[{"text":"What are caries, wear, sensitivity, non-vital teeth and other problems, in general terms?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is dental pain or injury present now, requiring urgent care?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"science","name":"Science","description":"Animals and archaeology.","layers":[{"id":"animals","name":"Animals","description":"Animal teeth.","findings":[{"id":"animals-finding","name":"Animals","description":"Animals.","questions":[{"text":"How do teeth differ across mammals and other vertebrates, and what do they reveal about diet?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits comparative anatomy?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"archaeology","name":"Archaeology","description":"Teeth in archaeology and forensics.","findings":[{"id":"archaeology-finding","name":"Archaeology","description":"Archaeology.","questions":[{"text":"How are teeth used in archaeology, evolution and forensic identification?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits forensic dentistry?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"learn","name":"Learn","description":"Culture and history.","layers":[{"id":"culture","name":"Culture","description":"Teeth in culture.","findings":[{"id":"culture-finding","name":"Culture","description":"Culture.","questions":[{"text":"How are teeth treated in customs and traditions, including tooth relics venerated in some religions, with attribution?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the presentation respectful?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"History of dentistry.","findings":[{"id":"history-finding","name":"History","description":"History.","questions":[{"text":"How has understanding and care of teeth developed historically?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Explain tooth anatomy, development and the functions of different teeth.","Encourage a person with tooth pain or injury to see a dentist, urgently if there is swelling or trauma."],"mustNot":["Diagnose dental conditions or recommend treatment for a person's teeth.","Present human teeth from burials or collections without respect for the people they came from.","Use dental features to identify a person without a lawful forensic process.","Advise on removing or repairing teeth at home."],"requiresHuman":["Use of dental records for identification of a person.","Handling or displaying human teeth from archaeological or medical collections."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Dental health affects nutrition, pain and how people are treated socially.","Human remains, including teeth, deserve dignity."],"affectedParties":["Patients","People with limited access to dental care","Descendants of the dead"]},"owners":{"steward":"The person whose teeth they are; 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beaks and baleen are not teeth","White or yellowish hard structures in the jaws."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain structure and types","relay oral health guidance","describe scientific and cultural uses","route personal questions"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Agents giving personal dental advice","Neglected dental care","Disrespectful treatment of relics"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Dental practice regulation","Oral health guidelines","Forensic and archaeological standards"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Hard structures for biting and chewing.","incisors, canines, premolars and molars","deciduous and permanent teeth","animal teeth such as cheek teeth and tusks","non-vital and treated teeth","teeth as relics and cultural objects"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q553: tooth","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q553","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Tooth","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooth","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should each tooth type be a separate entry?","How should dental guidelines be linked?","How should archaeological methods be linked?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q553/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q553/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-12T03:29:30Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-07T12:16:33+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass"},"score":1.0}}