enamel

Enzyme May Initiate Enamel Formation

Matrix metalloproteinase-20 (MMP20) is an enzyme encoded by the MMP20 gene in humans. MMP20...

Nanoparticles Whiten Teeth Without Destroying the Enamel

Today’s patients use over-the-counter products or go right to the dentist when they want...

People With Caries Have More Organic Components in Their Saliva

By studying changes in the molecular composition of saliva in people with multiple caries, researchers...

Readers’ Choice Award: Top 25 Aesthetic/Restorative Products of 2018

Dentistry Today’s Readers’ Choice Top 25 Aesthetic/Restorative Products, selected on the basis of lead...

Material May Regenerate Dental Enamel

Despite its highly organized structure, dental enamel can’t regenerate once it is lost, leading...

Summer Fun Presents Dental Dangers

As summer vacation approaches, DentalPlans.com warns dentists that they may be seeing oral issues...

Charcoal Toothpaste May Wear Down Enamel

Researchers at the Creighton University School of Dentistry have concluded that charcoal toothpaste may...

Without Transcription Factor Sp7, Teeth Don’t Develop

A lack of the transcription factor Specificity protein 7 (Sp7) interrupts the maturation of...

Peptides Treat Cavities and Rebuild Enamel

Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) say they have designed a convenient and...

Bioengineered Tooth Buds Developed to Replace Dental Implants

Alen Blagajcevic, a student at the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, presented an...