Submitted by tikkymykk t3_y31em9 in askscience
GeriatricZergling t1_is9voqz wrote
Reply to comment by Starstroll in What is actually preventing our teeth from falling out? by tikkymykk
Not so far as I know. Collagen isn't so much adhesive as it's physically linking things together, like a billion tiny, molecular ropes. Collagen is also present in bones and dentin in teeth, so it's basically tying on to the "rope ends" on each surface.
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