“Tooth enamel is the hardest tissue of the mammalian body and can preserve the isotopic fingerprint of an animal’s diet for millions of years,” says geochemist Tina Lüdecke, the study’s lead author, ...

They can also help avoid applying excessive force to a user's teeth, which can damage gum or enamel. Children and people with arthritis benefit in particular, since electric toothbrushes simplify ...

A team of climate geochemists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand and Princeton University has found evidence that early hominins living in South Africa ate ...

He also encourages professional cleanings every six months to remove the superficial stains and prevent them from penetrating deeper into the tooth enamel. A Centers for Disease Control and ...