Plaque can build up on teeth over time, leading to tooth decay and gum disease. Not only is plaque a nuisance, but it’s also dangerous – tartar can actually lead to tooth loss! Thankfully, there are ...

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Most dentists recommend a proper teeth cleaning every six months to prevent, among other things, the implacable buildup of calculus or tartar -- hardened dental plaque. Routine calculus buildup can ...

Potassium levels in dental calculus -- mineralized dental plaque that may preserve biochemical markers of systemic health -- may be a possible indicator of diabetes. The study was published in BMC ...

Using advanced sequencing technologies, anthropologists demonstrate that human DNA can be significantly enriched from dental calculus (calcified dental plaque) enabling the reconstruction of whole ...

University of Sheffield and University College London researchers have made the first successful detection of estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone in bones, teeth and dental calculus, opening a ...

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 ...

July 18 (UPI) --Archaeologists have developed a new technique for analyzing tooth tartar. The latest research into ancient tooth tartar suggests the mineralized residue can offer insights into the ...

Remnants of a rare pigment found in dental tartar of a woman buried around 1,000 years ago at a medieval monastery indicate that she may have been an elite scribe or book painter. These pigment flecks ...