Dental enamel is the hardest and most mineralized tissue in extinct and extant vertebrate
species and provides maximum durability that allows teeth to function as weapons and/or …

Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) is the name given to a heterogeneous group of conditions
characterized by inherited developmental enamel defects. AI enamel is abnormally thin, soft …

Enamel is a hard nanocomposite bioceramic with significant resilience that protects the
mammalian tooth from external physical and chemical damages. The remarkable …

Tooth development results from sequential and reciprocal interactions between the oral
epithelium and the underlying neural crest-derived mesenchyme. The generation of dental …

Trophic position is a fundamental characteristic of animals, yet it is unknown in many extinct
species. In this study, we ground-truth the 15N/14N ratio of enameloid-bound organic matter …

Osteopontin (OPN) is an extracellular matrix protein that is overexpressed in various cancers
and promotes oncogenic features including cell proliferation, survival, migration, and …

The skeleton, teeth, and otoconia are normally the only mineralized tissues or organs in the
human body. We describe physiological biomineralization in collagenous matrices as well …

Teeth arise from sequential and reciprocal interactions between the oral epithelium and the
underlying cranial neural crest‐derived mesenchyme. Their formation involves a precisely …

Amelotin (AMTN) is a recently discovered protein that is specifically expressed during the
maturation stage of dental enamel formation. It is localized at the interface between the …

Vestigial structures occur at both the anatomical and molecular levels, but studies
documenting the co-occurrence of morphological degeneration in the fossil record and …