Soon, decayed tooth may repair itself

by Guest Sun Jun 22, 2014 2:57 am

LONDON: British scientists have discovered a technique which can make a decayed tooth repair itself.

The technique, developed at King's College, London, effectively reverses decay by using electrical currents to boost the tooth's natural repair process.This path-breaking treatment could be available in three years, according to the British researchers who created it.

The two-step method developed first prepares the damaged part of the enamel outer layer of the tooth and then uses a tiny electric current to 'push' minerals into the tooth to repair the damaged site.

The defect is remineralised in a painless process that requires no drills, no injections and no filling materials. Electric currents are already used by dentists to check the pulp or nerve of a tooth; the new device uses a far smaller current than that currently used on patients and which cannot be felt by the patient.

The technique is known as Electrically Accelerated and Enhanced Remineralisation.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Soon-decayed-tooth-may-repair-itself/articleshow/36705951.cms

by Ben Reilly Sun Jun 22, 2014 5:55 am

I've got British teeth jokes swirling in my brain right now but damn it, I'm going to resist them because I know that's a stupid stereotype ... Smile

by veya_victaous Mon Jun 23, 2014 2:47 am

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