Science news articles about 'enamel coating'

... 's missing. In this case, the mice had rudimentary teeth ready to erupt, but they lacked a proper enamel coating, and never would have been functional. "Enamel is one of the hardest coatings found ...

... acids eat away the tooth's smooth hard enamel coating and trickle into the bonelike material underneath, causing ... before brushing your teeth, to allow softened enamel to re-harden," Dr. Wolff advised. ...