Brushing your teeth with toothpaste made from human hair may not sound appetizing, but it could be the future of dental care. Not full strands of hair, of course. According to New Atlas, a study at ...

Scientists in the UK have found keratin, a protein in hair, can rebuild enamel and repair early tooth decay. The discovery could lead to keratin-based toothpaste or dental gels within two to three ...

Tooth problems have plagued mankind for millennia. We’ve gotten much better at it in the past century or so, but when a cavity breaks through your enamel, the approach is still simplistic: we drill, ...

Imagine a toothpaste made from hair that might actually help repair your teeth. It may seem unusual, but scientists at King’s College London have discovered a way to use keratin, the same protein ...