Enamel does not naturally regenerate, which can lead to painful cavities, but a gel that harnesses some of the properties of ...

Scientists at the University of Nottingham have developed a new protein-based gel that can restore tooth enamel by mimicking ...

BRITISH scientists have invented a rub-on gel they say can regrow tooth enamel to fix cavities and stop decay. Enamel is the rock-hard outer layer of the tooth that wears away over time and never ...

Being told you have a cavity is one of the most cringe-worthy bits of information that could ever grace your ears. Going under the dentist's drill to have a pearly white repaired is expensive, ...

Scientists from the University of Nottingham's School of Pharmacy and Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, ...

Inspired by the proteins in our bodies which form teeth, the new product uses peptides—which are structurally similar to proteins—to repair the enamel on the part of the tooth which requires treatment ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER — More and more children are going to ...

A CHOP study shows how quality improvement strategies rapidly increased fluoride varnish use in young children’s checkups. This project demonstrates that preventive dental care can be scaled in a ...

Dental cavities the bane of your oral hygiene? Extensive research is now revealing that there are proven remedies to fix tooth decay. Until recently it was believed that tooth decay is caused by ...