Using mouse incisor models, researchers reveal how coordinated cell movements form crack-resistant enamel in teeth CHENGDU, SICHUAN, CHINA, March 12, 2026 ...
Derk Joester receives funding from the National Science Foundation, the Materials Research Center at Northwestern University, the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund, the Institute for ...
Tooth enamel gains its strength from the organized arrangement of microscopic enamel prisms in crisscross patterns, known as decussation patterns, which are generated by directional epithelial sliding ...