Dental News

Strategies To Impress Your Dental Patients

The following strategies can help you establish a trusting relationship with your patients, thereby increasing their comfort.  

Dental Safety: Using Polymers To Shield Hazardous Mist

Written By Kevin Kerfoot / Reviewed By Ray Spotts The flying mist in a dentist's office given off by spinning and vibrating tools could potentially contain a virus or some other pathogen and be a h...

A Closer Look At Regenerating Teeth And Dental Tissue

Written By Kevin Kerfoot / Reviewed By Ray SpottsResearchers with King's College London Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences recently pinpointed why mice don't have replacement te...

A Closer Look At Cavity-Causing Bacteria

Written By Kevin Kerfoot / Reviewed By Ray SpottsResearchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and the Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered that Streptococcus m...

Are Negative Dental Experiences Common?

Written By Kevin Kerfoot / Reviewed By Ray SpottsChildren’s negative experiences at the dentist are linked to income, ethnicity and language, according to a study from the University of California,...

Can Artificial Intelligence Make Dentists' Work Easier?

Written By Kevin Kerfoot / Reviewed By Ray Spotts For dentists to plan a dental implant operation, the implant size and position, dentists must know the exact location of the mandibular canal - a c...

Dental News: A Plaque-Identifying Toothpaste And A Safe Whitener

Written By Kevin Kerfoot / Reviewed By Ray SpottsPlaque HD is the first toothpaste that identifies plaque so that it can be removed with directed brushing, and the product’s proprietary formulation...

Preventing And Healing Tooth Decay With Bioactive Peptide

Researchers report a bioactive peptide that coats tooth surfaces, helping prevent new cavities and heals existing ones in lab experiments. Written By Kevin Kerfoot / Reviewed By Ray Spotts

Dental Appliance News: New Oral Device Effectively Reduces Tics In Tourette Syndrome Patients

Written By Kevin Kerfoot / Reviewed By Ray Spotts A study explains how researchers in Japan have developed a removable dental appliance that can reduce tics in both children and adults with Touret...

Can Your Gums Reveal Your Diet?

Written By Kevin Kerfoot / Reviewed By Ray Spotts While most of us are aware that sweets and other sugary foods and drinks increase the risk of dental cavities. Research from Aarhus University in ...