We can learn a great deal about the lives and social structures of civilizations thousands of years ago by studying what they ...

Study of tooth enamel reveals that the Sumerians did not eat fish despite living by the sea, challenging what we thought ...

Amino acids have been discovered in 48-million-year-old fossil teeth, revealing new insights into ancient life and evolution ...

South African geochemist Priyanka Davechand uses tiny samples of fossil tooth enamel to figure out what animals like dinosaurs ate and where they might fit into ancient food webs. Davechand, who is a ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — University at Buffalo oral biologist Hyuk-Jae (Edward) Kwon recently published a study examining how the gene KMT2D (also known as MLL4) affects the development of tooth enamel. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research shows how a protein-based material can guide mineral growth and rebuild worn enamel. (CREDIT: Wikimedia / CC BY-SA ...

Hydroxyapatite (HAP) toothpaste is a dental product that contains manufactured calcium phosphate. Calcium and phosphate are minerals that form 95% of tooth enamel and 70% of bones. NASA developed HAP ...

Discover how saliva protects your teeth by neutralising acids, repairing enamel, and controlling bacteria, and learn simple ...