No more fillings as dentists reveal new tooth decay treatment

Posted by freedomforall 10 years, 10 months ago to Science
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Scientists have developed a new pain-free filling that allows cavities to be repaired without drilling or injections.

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  • Posted by Robbie53024 10 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Probably won't have any impact on root canals - unless the rebuild on the tooth is done when the cavity is small and not close to the root. Otherwise, when the infection is deep enough, the canal is still required to remove the infected portion. But otherwise, I think this may be some of the best news in dentistry since implants.
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  • Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 10 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Hmmmm... interesting take. I like the idea. Hopefully you are right. I have paid a lot of money to my dentist for fillings, root canals and crowns over the years. I wish this had been around long ago.
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 10 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Naw, a whole new line of dentistry and profit will ensue. Many people don't go to the dentist because they don't like the Novocain shot. This will eliminate that as well as the drilling. Dentists should find this electrifying!
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  • Posted by freedomforall 10 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    You said a mouthful ;^)
    Unfortunately there are insidious side effects of several of the common procedures that efffect long term health. (Loss of teeth would likely have been worse.) Hopefully this procedure will not have the negative side effects and long term health will improve.
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  • Posted by $ jbrenner 10 years, 10 months ago
    This is an extension of the work that my close friend Larry Hench invented. Look up Bioglass on Wikipedia. The workers in this study have figured out a way to accelerate what Dr. Hench already had developed. Nice find.
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