The major resemblance between teeth and bones is what they're made of: hard tissue composed of minerals, such as calcium, ...

Mice deficient in the EDA protein lack normal tooth features. Restoring EDA in embryonic teeth at increasing doses has now been found to recover these dental features in a stepwise pattern that mimics ...

Teeth are called incisors, canines, premolars, and molars. Each type of tooth has a specific function, including biting, chewing, and grinding food. Teeth are made up of different layers — enamel, ...

Scientists used a combination of advanced microscopy and chemical detection techniques to uncover the structural makeup of human tooth enamel at unprecedented atomic resolution, revealing lattice ...

A new study has revealed a chain mail-like woven microstructure that gives parrotfish teeth their remarkable ability to chomp on coral all day long - the structure could serve as a blueprint for ...