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Scientists create gel that regrows tooth enamel

Ellsworth Toohey
Nov 06, 2025
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Electron microscopy images of a tooth with demineralised enamel showing eroded apatite crystals (left) and a similar demineralised tooth after a 2-week treatment showing epitaxially regenerated enamel crystals (right). (University of Nottingham)

Scientists at the University of Nottingham have developed a gel that can regenerate tooth enamel, potentially …

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