Lucy Stock says the centuries-old remains of Agnès Sorel helped reveal a deadly dose of mercury - thanks to hardened tartar ...

Dental calculus is the richest known source of ancient DNA in the archaeological record. That stubborn mineralized plaque, once treated as little more than an unpleasant byproduct of life, has become ...

Researchers headed by teams at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, and at Harvard University, have ...

July 18 (UPI) --Archaeologists have developed a new technique for analyzing tooth tartar. The latest research into ancient tooth tartar suggests the mineralized residue can offer insights into the ...

Remnants of a rare pigment found in dental tartar of a woman buried around 1,000 years ago at a medieval monastery indicate that she may have been an elite scribe or book painter. These pigment flecks ...

A bright and healthy smile is often seen as a sign of good oral hygiene, but many people confuse dental cleaning treatments ...

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Have you ever felt awkward smiling because of your not-so-clean teeth? The presence of tartar on your teeth can mar the charm of your smile and, more importantly, compromise your dental well-being.