MAMMALIAN dentine consists mainly of hydroxyapatite crystallites with an average size of about 0.03µ 1, and collagen fibres. If the latter are removed from a dentine section and the preparation ...

When Brent Chapman first heard his doctor suggest surgically implanting one of his own teeth into his eye to restore his ...

Your body responds by triggering the production of a very thin layer of dentine (a type of calcified tissue) as a protectant.

Unlike bone, enamel cannot regenerate because it does not contain any living cells Dentine – this is the second hardest tissue in the body and sits underneath the enamel. Unlike tooth decay ...