When tooth enamel is lost or damaged, it doesn’t grow back, leading to cavities that need to be filled in by a dentist. One problem with current fillings is that they sometimes become loose or ...

A new keratin-based toothpaste may help rebuild enamel-like layers on worn teeth, offering sustainable protection.

Mahoney calculated the prenatal formation rate of crown enamel thickness and height in human deciduous maxillary incisors, canines, and molars to explore whether the pace of prenatal enamel growth ...

A new study from King's College London suggests that keratin—the protein found in human hair, skin and wool—can regenerate tooth enamel and potentially halt early tooth decay.

Toothpaste made from your own hair could help repair and protect damaged teeth, researchers say. Scientists from King's ...

Tooth organoids formed consistently in this softer matrix, showing well-developed enamel-like and mesenchymal layers. Meanwhile, stiffer hydrogels slowed down tooth growth and led to malformed or ...

The pearly whites we use every day over and over and over again are clues not just to our own individual lives but also to ...

The enamel coating we have on our teeth is a highly mineralized substance that is extraordinarily strong. Maintaining that healthy enamel coating is one of the biggest challenges of modern ...