Materials engineer Geovana Lira Santana, from the state of Paraíba, discovered the properties of F18, a bioactive glass capable of stimulating bone regeneration, when she arrived at the Federal ...

Innovative new dental biomaterials have now been developed for the regeneration of dental hard tissues, outlines a new report. Salvatore Sauro, Professor of dental biomaterials and minimally invasive ...

Researchers predict that people may soon wear tooth fillings that incorporate an unusual type of glass. In a new study, researchers from Oregon State University (OSU) found that bioactive glass may ...

Furthermore, receding gum lines and weakened enamel can expose nerve endings causing sensitive teeth which experience pain on contact with food and drink – particularly very cold or very hot ones. The ...

A team of Indian scientists has developed a new technique that promises to help produce bioactive dental filling materials which will take much lesser time for formation of new bone tissues. Bioactive ...