Giant panda dental study underway in Chengdu(1/4)

Experts from home and abroad examine the teeth of a giant panda at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Sept. 3, 2019. Experts launched the research program on giant panda teeth on Sept. 2, the first-ever systematic program to check the dental health of pandas. (Photo Provided to chinadaily.com.cn)

Cedric Tutt, a tooth expert from South Africa, examines the teeth of a giant panda at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Sept. 3, 2019. The program covers examinations of the common oral diseases of giant pandas in terms of dental hygiene, dental development, dental pulp and periodontium. (Photo Provided to chinadaily.com.cn)

Cedric Tutt, a tooth expert from South Africa, examines the teeth of a giant panda at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Sept. 9, 2019. (Photo Provided to chinadaily.com.cn)

Experts from home and abroad examine the teeth of a giant panda at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Sept. 9, 2019. (Photo Provided to chinadaily.com.cn)