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Since the fourth millennium BCE, when urban civilizations first appeared in ancient Mesopotamia, humans have strived to achieve proper dental hygiene. Yet the nylon-bristled toothbrush we use today didn’t come along until the 1930s. For the thousands of years in between, people relied on rudimentary tools that evolved with scientific knowledge and technological advancements over […]

A new tool uses LED lights to numb dental patients without using needles, according to clinical study being conducted by researchers at Griffiths University in Australia. This could be a game changer for those who skip the dentist due to the fear of anesthesia injections. Nuralyte, developed by startup Dentroid, works similarly to local anesthesia

Researchers from the Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport in the U.K. are investigating the long-term health effects of smoking e-cigarettes. Vaping has become increasingly popular in the last decade due to its reputation as being a “healthier” alternative to traditional cigarettes. However, there is a lack of data on the long-term effects of its

Gum disease and tooth loss may be linked to brain shrinkage in the hippocampus, a region that has significant ties to memory and Alzheimer’s disease, a group in Japan has reported. Researchers led by Dr. Satoshi Yamaguchi, PhD, of Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan, studied longitudinal associations between the number of teeth present and hippocampal

Dr. Paul Carrington and the king’s teeth Just after the turn of the 20th century, American dentist Dr. Paul T. Carrington ventured into Cambodia to ease a king’s suffering. His successful ministrations included two sets of false molars, one white and one black. Daniel Demers In 1901, Dr. Paul T. Carrington traveled 1,200 miles by steamboat

Adults in the U.S. maintain their oral healthcare habits to avoid tooth decay and serious dental problems but most often to avoid unexpected expenses, according to Delta Dental’s “2023 State of America’s Oral Health and Wellness Report.” Also, the pandemic led adults to have a renewed focus on holistic health, which included improving one’s oral

About 35% of dentists have implemented artificial intelligence (AI) in their dental practice, according to a recent survey. Dentaly.org, an oral care information portal, surveyed 1,015 patients and 250 dentists in the U.S. in July to assess how AI is transforming dentistry and impacting patient care.  “In recent years, the dental industry has experienced incredible advancements

New research in mice has revealed a potential role for metformin in managing periodontitis, according to a study published in Genes & Diseases. A group at Chongqing Medical University in China studied cellular interactions to elucidate metformin’s potential role in relation to HMGB1, a proinflammatory protein involved in the progression of periodontitis. They observed that metformin

Oral health and development firm TriAgenics hopes to bring its 3D-guided microwave third-molar tooth bud ablation treatment to market in 2024. DrBicuspid.com staff writers Jul 7th, 2023 Oral health and development firm TriAgenics hopes to bring its 3D-guided microwave third-molar tooth bud ablation treatment to market in 2024. Zero3 is a surgery-free procedure, which has

Watch the discovery of a prehistoric tooth necklace found inthe wreckage of the RMS Titanic.By — Melissa BuschJun 23rd, 2023A deepwater surveying company recently discovereda necklace made from gold and a prehistoric shark’stooth in the wreckage of the RMS Titanic, whichsank in 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean off thecoast of Newfoundland, according to news