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Nitrous Oxide Increases Success Rates of Pediatric Dental Procedures

Anesthesia is an ongoing challenge in dentistry, especially when working to correct severe disease...

Hydrogel Keeps Teeth Alive After Root Canals

While root canals often are necessary for treating infections, they result in a dead...

Enzyme May Initiate Enamel Formation

Matrix metalloproteinase-20 (MMP20) is an enzyme encoded by the MMP20 gene in humans. MMP20...

Top 10 News Stories of 2017

The dental profession continued to make headlines in 2017. Here are the top 10...

X-Rays Reveal Vitamin D Deficiencies

Human teeth hold vital information about vitamin D deficiencies, a serious but often hidden...

Nanodiamonds Stop Infection to Aid Root Canal Recovery

Nanodiamonds may be used to protect disinfected root canals after the nerve and pulp...

Prefabricated Blood Vessels May Improve Root Canal Treatment

Root canals can save teeth that have become infected or decayed, though these teeth...

A Short Case Study: Pulp Must Be Vital With an Open Apex

Apexogenesis is a procedure that encourages the root to continue development as the pulp...

Alzheimer’s Drug Stimulates Stem Cells to Generate Dentine

Researchers at the King’s College London Dental Institute have developed a new method to...

Pain Levels Before and After Root Canals Are Related

Patients and dentists alike expect pain after root canal procedures. The level of that...