Dental calculus is the richest known source of ancient DNA in the archaeological record. That stubborn mineralized plaque, once treated as little more than an unpleasant byproduct of life, has become ...

The two main problems that can occur are teeth decay and gum disease. Both these conditions are initiated by the presence of tartar or plaque in the mouth. Tartar is formed as a direct result of ...

Editor’s Note: Christina Warinner is a research assistant at the Center for Evolutionary Medicine at the University of Zürich, Switzerland and will be a research associate at the Molecular ...

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Tartar (also called calculus), is plaque which has hardened on the teeth. It may form at and below the gumline. Tartar can irritate the gum tissues and it provides plaque a larger surface area to grow ...

In a pitch-black rainforest with fluttering moths and crawling centipedes, Christina Warinner dug up her first skeleton. Well, technically it was a full skeleton plus two headless ones, all seated and ...

A nuisance to dentists is now a boon for archaeologists. Researchers have successfully sequenced DNA from fossilized plaque on 700-year-old teeth. Calculus is the only part of your body to fossilize ...

Early tests on a new coating for orthodontic brackets and wires developed by NYU College of Dentistry researchers suggest that it could inhibit plaque growth and decalcification common in patients ...

Everybody loves to smile. But for many their plaque-ridden teeth stop them from doing it. Often people live with this unpleasant experience for most of their lives and seldom get things fixed. Plaque, ...

Editor’s Note: Christina Warinner is a research assistant at the Center for Evolutionary Medicine at the University of Zürich, Switzerland and will be a research associate at the Molecular ...