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 ...

“That proteins are in the spotlight since there is no DNA,” according to Frido Welker, is a frequent dilemma about deep-time human studies. The mineral crust on the live teeth has become stuck on, and ...

Once again, an oral health condition has been linked to heart disease. A new study found that dental patients with prevalent calculus ended up developing chest pain, or angina pectoris, significantly ...

Tokyo, Japan – Your teeth are like tiny time capsules—they have the potential to provide a wealth of information to scientists centuries in the future. For example, if you allow your plaque to harden ...

Close-up of ancient dental calculus on an ancient human tooth. Use of images is limited to editorial coverage of scientific topics relating to the activities of the Max Planck Society. Any kind of ...

Dental calculus is the only part of your body that actually fossilizes while you're alive! The hardened residue scraped off your teeth at the dentist is called your dental calculus, and your dental ...

For decades, archaeologists have relied on chemical signatures locked inside ancient bones to reconstruct what people once ate. But those techniques have a blind spot: foods consumed occasionally or ...

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A study has, for the first time, identified minute traces of broomcorn millet consumption directly from human dental calculus, offering an unprecedented window into medieval diets and expanding the ...