Archive for the 'cavities' Tag
Watch Out Dentists: The Plasma Toothbrush is Coming
At the University of Missouri scientists are trying to do away with painful visits to the dentist. They’ve developed a plasma brush, that would allow dentists to do away with the drill and prepare cavity-damaged teeth for fillings. Instead of grinding away damaged parts of the teeth, the plasma brush modifies the tooth surface to [...]
A Mouthwash to Rid the World of Dentists?
A microbiologist at the UCLA School of Dentistry has developed a mouthwash that successfully destroys the harmful bacteria that is the principal cause tooth decay and cavities. In a recent clinical study, 12 subjects who rinsed just one time with the experimental mouthwash experienced a nearly complete elimination of the S. mutans bacteria over the [...]
