Learn how growth patterns in tooth enamel and residues trapped in dental plaque were used to reconstruct childhood ...

Teeth can tell us a lot about the evolution of prehistoric humans, and our latest study of one of our species' close relatives may finally resolve a long-standing mystery. The genus Paranthropus is ...

Tooth enamel, the hardest substance in the human body, may be at risk of gradual and permanent wear from chewing vegetables. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. While ...

Scientists created a new protein-based gel that can regenerate damaged tooth enamel The material mimics a natural process to regrow enamel mineral structure inside holes and cracks This technology ...

Carolina Loch receives funding from the Leverhulme Trust, Colgate, MedTech Core and the University of Otago. She is affiliated with the NZ Association for Women in the Sciences, Society for Marine ...