Medical Management of Dental Caries: “Be a Knife Doctor and a Pill Doctor”
Introduction When thinking about managing dental caries as a disease, and not just the outcomes, one might look to a health network, to see how … more
Dental Caries
The Mechanical Dentist
Amazing Technology The medical management of gangrene during the American Civil War was to amputate a limb above the infection site to prevent ongoing bacterial … more
Cavities: Can You Stomach It?
According to the World Health Organization’s March 25th, 2020, report on oral health, dental caries remains the number one dental issue globally to this day. … more
GreenMark Secures FDA Clearance for LumiCare™ Caries Detection Rinse
Enhanced Visualization of Dental Caries is the First Commercial Application of Startup Venture’s Nanotechnology Platform GreenMark Biomedical Inc. announced that the company has secured regulatory … more
Chewing Gums May Lower Risk Of Dental Cavities: Study
Chewing sugar-free gum may help reduce the deterioration of cavities of the teeth, according to a study that analyzed research published over the last 50 … more
Our Immune System Could Actually Be Contributing to Dental Cavities
The immune system does essential work in keeping us alive and healthy, but when it malfunctions it can cause problems – and there’s new evidence that one of those … more
Medical Treatment of Dental Caries With a New 25% Xylitol Formulation
Background Even with the declining prevalence of dental caries in industrialized countries during the past decades, predominately due to fluoride use, 1 dental caries is … more
Silver Diamine Fluoride Unstained and Liberated
The concept of using amputation to treat an infectious disease was last used by the medical profession to treat gangrene in the late 1800s. The … more
DentalEZ® Launches True Caries Teeth from Columbia Dentoform®
DentalEZ Integrated Solutions is proud to present True Caries Teeth from Columbia Dentoform, available November 19, 2018. Products from Columbia Dentoform have been used to … more
First in Four-Part Caries Management Guideline Series Released
The ADA Council on Scientific Affairs and the ADA Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry has released an “Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline on Nonrestorative Treatments for Carious … more
Researchers Present Accuracy of The Canary System for Detecting Caries Beneath Glass Ionomer, Compomer Restorations
Quantum Dental Technologies presented findings of a study at the 96th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) in London England. This … more
Differences in Mouths of Youth Born With HIV May Increase Risk of Dental Decay
A team of scientists from The Forsyth Institute, a global leader in oral health research, in collaboration with the NIH-funded Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study (PHACS), … more
Stress and Development of Caries Link Being Researched
An interdisciplinary study analyzes the correlation between changes in dental cavities and saliva and the state of being under stress. Tooth decay and cavities are globally … more
Rising Cavity Numbers Cause Proposed Plan to Return of Fluoride in Ontario Cities
The rising number of local oral healthcare issues including cavities has prompted the Windsor-Essex Health Unit board to unanimously approve a four-point plan that includes … more
Peptide-Based Product Could Cure Dental Cavities
Researchers at the University of Washington have designed a convenient and natural product that uses proteins to rebuild tooth enamel and treat dental cavities. The … more
Proactive Intervention Dentistry Using Silver Diamine Fluoride to Arrest Dental Caries
My dental world was rocked upon reading the article by Horst et al in the January 2016 California Dental Association Journal.1 It became the launching … more
Glass Ionomers: Why, Where and How
Composite resin is a suitable restorative material to restore an existing failed restoration, however it is unsuitable to restore a carious lesion due to the … more
Breastfeeding Over Two Years Could Lead to Pediatric Dental Caries
According to a latest study published last Friday in the Journal Pediatrics, children who are breastfed for over two years are more likely to develop caries … more
Oral Science Presents 3 Dental Caries Prevention Innovations at JDIQ
During the 47th edition of the Journées Dentaires Internationales du Québec, Oral Science presented three innovations for a minimally invasive approach to treating dental caries: … more
The Pharmacological Management of Dental Caries
Every two years, IDS in Cologne showcases the latest in dental technology and points to the future direction of dentistry. About 75 percent of the … more