A dentist's drill might not be the best way to tackle tooth decay in children's teeth, a new study has concluded. Findings from a major dental trial suggest that preventing tooth decay from occurring ...

Nicola Innes received funding from the Chief Scientist's Office in Scotland and 3M/ ESPE which supported work on the Hall Technique and currently received funding from the National Institute for ...

Research shows that it takes approximately 17 years for evidence to become broadly adopted into clinical practice. In the case of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) therapy, a simple and painless treatment ...

vVARDIS, a Swiss high-growth healthcare company, active in the development of innovative dental products, today announced that more than one million teeth and more than 420,000 patients have been ...

Cologne/Bonn – The dentist suspects a case of caries, yet he cannot find any evidence of it with his mirror, probe or x-ray device. Not surprisingly, this is called hidden caries. Conventional dental ...

DENVER — Dental hygienist Jennifer Geiselhofer often cleans the teeth of senior patients who can't easily get to a dentist's office. But until recently, if she found a cavity, there was little she ...

Imagine stopping a tooth cavity in its tracks with just a drop of liquid brushed onto the offending spot. No shots, drilling, anxiety or pain involved. The tooth is instantly stronger and less ...

Anthony Fernandez is one of a growing number of dentists moving away from the ‘drill and fill' approach toward preventative oral care that assesses and manages dental disease. Katherine Zagami, 34, ...

A new technology that spots tooth decay almost as soon as it's begun promises to reduce the need for drilling and filling, writes Patrick Walter in SCI's Chemistry & Industry (C&I) magazine. Drilling ...

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro (PIA) — The Department of Health (DOH) Center for Health and Development (CHD) recently conducted activities in Palawan to encourage younger schoolchildren take charge ...

Researchers have cracked one of the secrets of tooth decay. The materials scientists are the first to identify a small number of impurity atoms in human enamel that may contribute to the material's ...