A Denisovan skull has been identified for the first time. The find was based on proteins and calcified dental plaque ...

Ancient dental calculus deposits, modern calculus and plaque samples, and non-template controls were lysed in 1 ml of lysis buffer containing 0.5 M EDTA (pH 8), SDS (10%) and Proteinase K (20 mg/ml).

Nicotine extracted from ancient dental plaque for the first time Date: February 27, 2018 Source: Washington State University Summary: A team of scientists has shown for the first time that ...

Virtually absent from most present-day Western diets, seaweed and aquatic plants were once a staple food for ancient Europeans, an analysis of molecules preserved in fossilized dental plaque has ...

Definite evidence of ancient dentistry is rare. The oldest examples are 7,500- to 9,500-year-old molars found in Pakistan that had regularly shaped cavities with concentric ridges drilled into them.

Dentistry, ancient Egyptian-style: Mummy found with teeth stuffed with linen in attempt to cure agonizing tooth-ache . Experts believe man from Thebes died in excruciating pain ...

We might think of Neanderthals as meat-eating cave men, but DNA from prehistoric dental plaque shows some of our palaeo cousins were vegetarians who used plant-based medicines.

Dental surgery, even less so. It’s not helped by the fact that a mouth isn’t some broken finger you can just buddy-tape, but ...

Zahi Hawass attends an event celebrating the life of ancient Egyptian Chief of Dentists Hesy-Re, a trailblazer in the history of dentistry, at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square ...