Scientists at the University of Nottingham have developed a new protein-based gel that can restore tooth enamel by mimicking ...

Cavities, or tooth decay, are small holes in the teeth. As a result, there is no natural way to remove them at home. Only a dentist can fix a cavity by filling it in. That said, home care can prevent ...

For dentists, a cavity is a conundrum—in order to save the tooth they must further damage it. Currently, the primary way to treat a cavity is to excavate the decay and the surrounding area before ...

Enamel does not naturally regenerate, which can lead to painful cavities, but a gel that harnesses some of the properties of ...

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Dental cavities the bane of your oral hygiene? Extensive research is now revealing that there are proven remedies to fix tooth decay. Until recently it was believed that tooth decay is caused by ...

Being told you have a cavity is one of the most cringe-worthy bits of information that could ever grace your ears. Going under the dentist's drill to have a pearly white repaired is expensive, ...

Dental bonding is a treatment that involves sticking a tooth-colored material to your teeth. Your dentist can quickly etch (roughen) your teeth with a little phosphoric acid. This helps the bonding ...

A CHOP study shows how quality improvement strategies rapidly increased fluoride varnish use in young children’s checkups. This project demonstrates that preventive dental care can be scaled in a ...