A Dental Gel That Regenerates Your Enamel and Removes Cavities? What to Know

Dental fillings aren’t a pleasant way to fix cavities, but they’re necessary to fill in holes and prevent further damage. But now a research team at the University of Nottingham in the UK is working on a gel that could help prevent tooth decay and regenerate damaged tooth enamel.

According to research published in the journal Nature Communications earlier this month, the gel works by containing a modified version of amelogenin, a protein that helps guide the growth of enamel in infants. The gel…