As the hardest tissue in the human body, enamel is not an easy material for engineers to mimic, but doing so could mean big things in materials science and regenerative medicine. Researchers are now ...

In mice, mutations in Adam10 molecule resulted in severe damage in the structure and mineral composition of tooth enamel. Enamel is the hardest organic tissue found in nature. It has a very complex ...

Scientists have perfected hydroxyapatite, a material for mineralizing bones and teeth. By adding a complex of amino acids to hydroxyapatite, they were able to form a dental coating that replicates the ...