Overzealous brushing can lead to the erosion of the protective white enamel layer, revealing the naturally yellow dentine beneath. This not only affects the colour of your teeth but can also ...

L. Bernal et al./Science Advances 2021 The odontoblasts in this mouse tooth are coloured bright green on this scan Enamel has no feeling, unlike the next layer dentine. The dentine connects to the ...

They can produce a thin band of dentine - the layer just below the enamel - if the inner dental pulp becomes exposed, but this cannot repair a large cavity. Current treatment for tooth decay ...

Unlike bone, enamel cannot regenerate because it does not contain any living cells Dentine – this is the second hardest tissue in the body and sits underneath the enamel. Unlike tooth decay ...