Study finds iron-rich enamel protects, but doesn’t color, rodents’ orange-brown incisors (IMAGE)

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Study finds iron-rich enamel protects, but doesn’t color, rodents’ orange-brown incisors

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Nano-sized pockets of iron material in rodents’ incisors (coypu on the left and beaver on the right) strengthen and protect the teeth.

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Adapted from ACS Nano 2024, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c00578

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