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Before restorative dental care was available, the only treatment for dental pain was extraction. Unfortunately there were no suitable materials or techniques available for the fabrication of satisfactory dentures. The problem was the lack of a durable and affordable denture base material (porcelain denture teeth were already developed). Swaged gold, and carved ivory were used […]

October 28, 2016 — Patients with regularly scheduled dental visits are less likely to come down with pneumonia, according to a new study. Researchers studied data from more than 26,000 patients to reach this conclusion, and they presented their findings in a poster presentation at the Infectious Diseases Society of America annual meeting (IDWeek 2016),

Dental stem cells hold promise for replacing damaged teeth and even jawbone By David Levin- Tufts University Losing teeth is part of childhood. For adults, however, missing molars or broken incisors require a manmade solution in the form of dentures or implants. Using dental stem cells to grow new teeth and jawbone would have advantages

Scientists in the UK have developed a new material that can be inserted into teeth to repair and regenerate dentin – the hard, bone-like tissue that makes up the bulk of all teeth. Just like regular fillings, which are inserted into a tooth to block off spaces where bacteria could colonize, the new material is

In 2011-2012, dental cavities, or caries, affected 91% of adults aged 20-64 years in the US, exacerbated by consumption of sugary foods and drink, lack of oral hygiene and not paying regular visits to the dentist. For the mouth to stay healthy, pH levels must be neutral. Too much acid can cause dental cavities or

Septodont agrees to promote NSAID nasal spray for pain From DrBicuspid.com February 9, 2016 — Egalet has announced a collaboration agreement with Septodont, in which the company will promote Egalet’s Sprix (ketorolac tromethamine) nasal spray exclusively to dentists in the U.S. Sprix is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) indicated in adult patients for the short-term (up

Baylor Dental Journal, Fall/Winter 2015   A cracked tooth may begin without warning as a tiny fissure on the chewing surface and begin its advance through the tooth undetected.  It may lurk in silence even as repeated stress causes the crack to advance downward toward the nerve and blood vessels at the tooth’s center. In

If you are a member of the “Baby Boomer” generation, as I am, you propably have several “silver” or “amalgam” fillings in your teeth. Until the mid 1980’s or early 1990’s these fillings were the preferred material for restoring posterior (bicuspid and molar) teeth. One big drawback to this material is that it contains Mercury.

  [Note from Dr Oliver: This article contains very controversial subject matter. The issue of mercury in silver amalgam fillings is far from over. I have not placed a silver filling in over 20 years, mainly because the newer materials are tooth colored and give much better aesthetic results. If you are one of the