What makes teeth so hard? The hardest part of the tooth is the outer covering called enamel. It is made mostly of a chemical called calcium phosphate. This is different from the chemical that makes up ...

In an article published in the Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Brazilian researchers presented promising results for a toothpaste supplemented with calcium and fluoride ...

Dental experts explain how using a remineralising toothpaste with an innovative active ingredient can help mitigate enamel wear and protect teeth.

The scientific case for hydroxyapatite toothpaste is actually quite simple: Composed of calcium and phosphate, hydroxyapatite is the very mineral that primarily makes up our bones and teeth.

Excess phosphorus in the environment is harmful, as it can cause hypoxia and eutrophication in natural water bodies (Preisner et al., 2020). However, treatment that only removes phosphorus from ...