The link between good oral health and general health isn’t a far-fetched notion. There’s many pieces about how your teeth can tell you a lot about the rest of your body. For example, poor oral hygiene ...

Proteins preserved in ancient dental calculus show that Armenians consumed dairy for millennia while lactase persistence ...

Many people know it’s important to clean their teeth to prevent a build-up of dental plaque. This sticky film growing on teeth every day is composed of millions of bacteria. Over time, plaque can ...

Learn more about a new technology that is turning ancient teeth into one of archaeology’s most powerful tools. For decades, archaeologists have relied on chemical signatures locked inside ancient ...

Researchers characterized the oral microbiomes of the Japanese population across time by analyzing the DNA preserved in dental calculus of human skeletal remains. The researchers compared microbial ...

Calculus, although a nuisance, is also a time capsule offering a rich picture of humans’ oral health history. Methanobrevibacter oralis, the archaeon associated with periodontal disease, appears in ...