No more fillings as dentists reveal new tooth decay treatment

Scientists have developed a new pain-free filling that allows cavities to be repaired without drilling or injections. The tooth-rebuilding technique developed at King's College London does away with fillings and instead encourages teeth to repair themselves. Tooth decay is normally removed by drilling, after which the cavity is filled with a material such as amalgam or composite resin. The new treatment, called Electrically Accelerated and Enhanced Remineralisation (EAER), accelerates the natural movement of calcium and phosphate minerals into the damaged tooth. A two-step process first prepares the damaged area of enamel, then uses a tiny electric current to push minerals into the repair site. It could be available within three years.

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jun/16/fillings-dentists-tooth-decay-treatment

I heard that Didge went to the dentists last week to have a wisdom tooth put in. lol

A few weeks back I went to the dentist and paid £95 for a one tooth extraction, the first time without being knocked out, no prob.

Not happening for at least three years.   By then there will be no NHS dentists anyway.

My D I L paid almost £4000 to a cosmetic dentist for four front teeth to be put in.
Mind you he is brill.

I will be too old when this latest tooth technology arrives.

sassy wrote:Not happening for at least three years.   By then there will be no NHS dentists anyway.

Good point but a sad condemnation of our NHS which will come with so many from outside this island using it free.

Nope, because the Cons are selling it off to the highest bidder to make money for their mates.