It’s made up of hard, heavy outside tissue, known as “compact tissue”, ... In building the material, the OHSU researcher says he’s become fascinated by bone’s structure.

Medically reviewed by Brian T. Luong, DMD Teeth and bones are mineralized tissues with similarities, but teeth are not bones. They share similar properties, but differences in their makeup and ...

Although the bone tissue from former smokers did not have lower trabecular volume or exhibit an increase in the levels of type V collagen, the type I collagen levels in former smokers were lower ...

Chewing, or mastication, is thought to impact jawbone structure as bone is continually reconstructed along with alterations in mechanical load. However, the underlying mechanisms are unknown. In a ...

A bone autograft involves repairing bone with material from a person’s own body. Surgeons can take tissue from a person’s cancellous (spongy) bone, cortical (compact) bone, or bone marrow .

A unique collaboration between paleontologists, mechanical engineers and biomedical engineers revealed that the trabecular bone structure of hadrosaurs and several other dinosaurs is uniquely ...

Teeth and bones look similar and share some commonalities. For example, they both contain calcium and they’re the hardest substances in the body. However, bones are living tissue, teeth are not.

Researchers have found evidence of a previously unrecognized soft tissue structure in the cheek region of many dinosaur species, which they've called the "exoparia." The finding deepens our ...

Dairy isn't the only food that's good for bone health. Prunes may also protect bone structure and strength in postmenopausal women, according to a new study led by Penn State researchers.