Potassium levels in dental calculus -- mineralized dental plaque that may preserve biochemical markers of systemic health -- may be a possible indicator of diabetes. The study was published in BMC ...

A study has, for the first time, identified minute traces of broomcorn millet consumption directly from human dental calculus, offering an unprecedented window into medieval diets and expanding the ...

Learn more about a new technology that is turning ancient teeth into one of archaeology’s most powerful tools. For decades, archaeologists have relied on chemical signatures locked inside ancient ...

“Our findings demonstrate that even the smallest traces of millet leave molecular fingerprints in dental calculus,” said Dr Shinya Shoda, co-lead author from the Nara National Research Institute for ...