Joseph Shavit Teeth are like tiny biological time capsules. They tell stories about ancient diets and environments long after ...

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Researchers have created a bioinspired gel that can regenerate tooth enamel by mimicking natural growth processes. The fluoride-free material forms a mineral-rich layer that restores enamel’s strength ...

Chattering squirrels, charming coypus, and tail-slapping beavers -- along with some other rodents -- have orange-brown front teeth. Researchers have produced high-resolution images of rodent incisors, ...

Learn which foods and drinks are bad for your tooth enamel, including soda, juice, and sticky snacks. Discover tips to help protect your teeth.

Hypoplastic teeth, also known as enamel hypoplasia, is when your enamel has not formed properly or has formed incorrectly. There are many reasons why this might happen, including diseases, prenatal ...

Daily consumption of acidic foods and drinks, like lemonade and fruit juices, is silently eroding tooth enamel, the body's first line of defense. This irreversible damage, prevalent in India due to ...

Enamel, the tough outer covering of a tooth, is the hardest substance in the human body. It is also notoriously difficult to replicate artificially. Throughout history, dentists have repaired damaged ...

Derk Joester receives funding from the National Science Foundation, the Materials Research Center at Northwestern University, the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund, the Institute for ...

Experts produce clusters of enamel-like calcium phosphate to crack age-old problem Scientists say they have finally cracked the problem of repairing tooth enamel. Though enamel is the hardest tissue ...