PARADIM Collaboration Reveals Atomic Origins of Tooth Decay
High-resolution imaging reveals structural features of human tooth enamel, including core-shell nanostructures that contribute to decay. Image courtesy of PARADIM/Cornell University.
By PARADIM News
In a collaboration between Northwestern University, PARADIM’s in-house research team, and the University of Virginia, researchers have used atomic-resolution imaging to better understand the structural origins of tooth decay. The study, published in Nature, reveals nanoscale changes in the crystallinity and composition of enamel that contribute to caries formation.
The work was featured in the Cornell Chronicle article, “Smile: Atomic imaging finds root of tooth decay.” Read the full study in Nature.