Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers from King's College London report that keratin can protect against tooth decay and repair early-stage enamel damage ...

Dental x-ray. Image by Tim Sandle. Your next toothpaste might be made from your hair, and it could regrow your enamel, according to researchers based at King’s College London. The scientists have ...

The next major innovation in dental care just might be a new ingredient added to our toothpaste and mouthwash from an unlikely source: sheep’s wool or human hair. Both contain the fibrous protein ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Researchers in London have developed a dental treatment using keratin, a protein found in hair, skin, and wool, that they ...

A fresh approach to dental care may soon have you looking at hair clippings in a whole new way. Researchers at King’s College London have discovered that keratin—a protein found in hair, skin, and ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. "Enamel is the hardest tissue in the body, but unlike bone or skin, it ...

A team of scientists in London may have found a way to repair tooth enamel using an ingredient found in an unexpected place: human hair. Researchers at King’s College London experimented with keratin, ...

Despite being the hardest substance in the human body, enamel is vulnerable to erosion and damage that cannot be regenerated ...

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While teeth play a greater role in health than many realise, current dental solutions for tooth loss are temporary and subpar. What if we could regrow our teeth instead? Some surveys suggest upwards ...

Fluoride in toothpaste has been shown to strengthen tooth enamel, making our chompers more resistant to acids from plaque and bacteria that cause tooth decay. Researchers from King’s College London ...