For each tooth, durability and anchorage are functions of the complex interface between six different tissues; each alone is ...

Tooth enamel may also provide a mechanism to guide wear. Many mammals have what has been termed secondary morphology: their teeth function most efficiently when worn (Fortelius, 1985). Some ...

For all the cool regenerative tricks the human body can do, it’s kind of weird that we only have one shot at tooth enamel with no way to get it back. That may be about to change, as researchers ...

Even though no conclusive causal link has been found, a growing number of cities are planning to end fluoridation, and ...

All parents strive to provide excellent oral health for their children, even though determining which foods result in dental health improvements remains unclear. Nature supplies plenty of ...

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Our teeth are made up of two layers: The enamel - a mineralised tissue and the strongest tissue in your body. Unlike bone, enamel cannot regenerate because it does not contain any living cells ...