Sentences with phrase «extract plaque from the teeth»

She and David Gang, a professor in the WSU Institute of Biological Chemistry, Korey Brownstein, a graduate student in the WSU Molecular Plant Sciences Program, and Jelmer Eerkens, an anthropologist at the University of California, Davis, collaborated with members from the Ohlone tribe in San Francisco Bay to extract plaque from the teeth of eight individuals, buried between 6,000 and 300 years ago, and analyze it for nicotine.

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From plaque on the fossils» teeth, the team extracted «phytoliths» — mineral traces of A. sediba «s food.

Using ordinary dental picks, Eerkens and his team at UC Davis extracted the dental plaque from the ancient teeth and then sent it to Tushingham and Gang's labs at WSU for analysis.

A team of scientists has shown for the first time that nicotine residue can be extracted from plaque on the teeth of ancient tobacco users.

A - Veterinary dental procedures and cleanings remove disease - causing plaque from teeth, help to remove oral bacteria (which can be extremely harmful to your pet), extract infected or broken teeth if needed, and help to freshen your pet's breath.