Posts Tagged ‘teeth’
Plasma brush: Pain-free fix for cavities
U. MISSOURI (US) — Researchers are one step closer to a painless way to replace fillings. Continue…
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 10:25 - 3 Comments
Top Stories - Aug 26, 2011 9:58 - 5 Comments
Dental work without the ouch (really!)
U. LEEDS (UK) — A peptide solution that is painted on teeth takes the pain out of fighting dental decay by helping damaged teeth regenerate themselves. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 10, 2011 8:52 - 0 Comments
Dot to dot makes teeth tough
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Protein molecules that self-assemble like stepping blocks and then stabilize in a connect-the-dot fashion give tooth enamel its unique combination of hardness and resiliency. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 23, 2011 17:08 - 0 Comments
Dinosaurs were as warm as mammals
CALTECH (US) — The first direct measurements of the body temperature of dinosaurs show some were as warm as most modern mammals. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 3, 2011 9:05 - 2 Comments
Hominid guys stayed home, gals roamed
U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — An analysis of teeth from a hominid species that roamed the South African savannah more than a million years ago suggests males rarely left the comfort of the cave. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 24, 2011 9:51 - 4 Comments
Pool water may strip tooth enamel
NYU (US) — Taking a dip in the backyard pool may cause permanent damage to teeth if chlorine and pH levels are not properly maintained. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 20, 2011 15:01 - 0 Comments
Righties prevailed in prehistoric era
U. KANSAS (US) — A study of markings on fossilized front teeth show that right-handedness dominated as long as 500,000 years ago. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 16, 2011 21:48 - 1 Comment
Atomic answer to why teeth are tough
NORTHWESTERN (US) — For the first time researchers have produced a 3-D map of the location and identity of millions of individual atoms in teeth, searching for clues to what makes them so strong. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 24, 2010 10:44 - 1 Comment
Teeth should be thankful for cranberry
U. ROCHESTER (US) — You won’t be the only one feasting this Thanksgiving. Harmful bacteria await their own holiday meal, launching one of the biggest assaults of the year on your teeth. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 2, 2010 14:05 - 1 Comment
Tongue studs can cause dental divide
U. BUFFALO (US)—Tiny barbell-shaped tongue studs can create a small space in the teeth that can cost thousands of dollars of orthodontic bills to correct, according to a new study. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 18, 2010 12:46 - 0 Comments
Ancient bite marks reveal taste for bones
YALE (US)—Prehistoric mammals likely gnawed on bare bones for minerals, rather than meat, according to paleontologists who have discovered the oldest mammalian tooth marks yet on bones of ancient animals, including several large dinosaurs. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2010 23:11 - 3 Comments
Ancient teeth show effects of early stress
EMORY (US)—Ancient human teeth are telling secrets that may relate to modern-day health: Some stressful events that occurred early in development are linked to shorter life spans. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 7, 2009 13:35 - 0 Comments
CSI: Shark edition
U. FLORIDA (US)—Hit-and-run attacks by sharks can be solved with forensics that identify the culprits by the unique chomp they put on their victims, similar to using fingerprints to solve a crime. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 30, 2009 15:01 - 2 Comments
Teeth whiteners shine compared to acidic juice
“There are also some studies that showed whitening can affect the hardness of dental enamel, but until now, nobody had compared the two,” says YanFang Ren, a researcher at the University of Rochester. “This study allowed us to understand the effect of whitening on enamel relative to the effect of a daily dietary activity, such as drinking juices.”
