Dental professionals across the UK, including the British Dental Association (BDA), are concerned about the European Parliament’s decision to ban dental amalgam starting January 1, 2025. THE BDA warns about the significant impact this will have on NHS dentistry, which has already been struggling. Northern Ireland, in particular, is known to have the highest rate … Read more
The International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) is raising awareness of a systematic review indicating a wide variety of common activities significantly accelerates the release of mercury from amalgam dental fillings. The results of the study—published in the Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering—found that exposure to static magnetic fields (SMF) such as those generated … Read more
Hetal Desai’s PhD research project will be welcome news to those who dislike having cavities filled. The second-year PhD student in the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Dentistry is exploring a method to repair cavities without the need for a drill – typically used to remove decay from a tooth – by developing a low-viscosity resin with antimicrobial properties that would … Read more
OptraSculpt OptraSculpt is an innovative modelling instrument that facilitates working with composite materials. It consists of a high-quality handle and shank as well as specially designed modelling tips in six different shapes. The special working ends are slightly elastic. Furthermore, they reduce the stickiness associated with handling composites, allowing fillings to be shaped more easily. … Read more
The first data on dental fillings that can actively repair tooth decay is presented by Professor Robert Hill. Professor Hill is Chair of Physical Sciences at the Institute of Dentistry at Queen Mary University of London and co-founder and director of research at BioMin Technologies. Over 80 percent of the population in the UK has … Read more
By Ritchie S. King – the New York Times – November 28, 2011 Until 2010, Amelia Nuwer, 22, visited the same dentist every year in Biloxi, Miss., her hometown. And every year she came back with a clean bill of dental health: no fillings necessary. Then, as a junior at the University of Alabama, she … Read more
Topix is hot, looks good in the reception area for the clients……….just check the grammar in the writeup……..tends to be wonky……….we all want our 15 minutes of being faymoose, but not at the expense of sounding illiterate. Image via Wikipedia Toronto, Ontario (I-Newswire) July 12, 2011 – Toronto, Ontario Dr. Dennis Marangos, an experienced dentist … Read more
Written by Jeffrey Wolf IRVING, Texas – The FDA is listening to people worried about toxic teeth. Dentists say some fillings could be harmful to your health and fillings are big business. Seventy eight percent of Americans have at least one cavity by the time they are 17. Most people like the newer, white composite … Read more