Dental

Painless tooth filling may be reality soon

A new painless technique for getting rid of dental caries has been invented by scientists from the University of Missouri.

The new technique, which may be available in the market soon, could not only lessen the pain but also significantly reduce the time that one spends sitting on dental chair.

People with severe mental disorders suffer early tooth loss --study

A recent study carried out in Australia has linked the oral health of people with severe mental illness. The study findings suggest that individuals with severe mental disorders are more at risk of losing their teeth earlier.

The Australian study claimed that people who have mental conditions like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and dimentia are thrice as proney to suffer tooth loss due to poor oral health when compared ag

New dental treatment: filling without drilling

Here is some heartening news for all those who are so terrified of the dental drill; just thinking about that sound sends shivers down their spine.

The sound of the drill and the pain of the filling produces such anxiety in some patients that they put off going to the dentist and delay their dental treatment.

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