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Research Team Explains Formation of Enamel

There’s new information that could lead to important nanoscale approaches to creating biomaterials. The...

How to Take a Dinosaur’s Temperature

Caltech biologist Robert Eagle drills into a sauropod tooth to get a sample of...

Longing for White Teeth can Ruin Healthy Teeth

Americans are beginning to go overboard with whitening their teeth. In the last 10...

Possible Breakthrough in Tooth Decay Research

Information from a facility that works with electrons could lead to the eventual prevention...

Fighting the Fight for Healthy Teeth

It is known that teeth can protect themselves, to some extent, from attack by...

Researchers Produce 3-D Map of Individual Atoms of Teeth

Teeth and bone are important and complex structures in humans and other animals, but...

Home Teeth Whitening Can Cause Permanent Damage

Self-treatments using baking soda, ash and hydrogen peroxide, many of which are detailed online...

Genetic Link for Tooth Decay

A study in the Journal of Dental Research examined families’ biological samples and demographic...