Laureate Professor Eric Reynolds invented a key weapon in the fight against tooth decay while building Melbourne Dental School into a world-class institution. Now he’s taking on periodontitis with a new vaccine that’s about to go into human trials. By […]
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New smart material to fight tooth decay
A novel way to minimise recurrent carries has been developed by a Canadian team whose findings are published in Scientific Reports. When patients go to the dentist to fill a cavity, they’re trying to solve a problem—not create a new one. […]
Tooth decay revealed as leading oral health issue
Nearly six million Australians are living with tooth decay or other oral health issues, according to Medibank data released earlier this week. Findings from the Medibank Better Health Index—which surveys 1,000 Australians every week—show that 5,707,000 people are affected by at […]
Dental biomaterial resists plaque and kills microbes
Dentists rely on composite materials to perform restorative procedures such as filling cavities. Yet these dental biomaterials—like tooth enamel—can be vulnerable to the growth of plaque, the sticky biofilm that leads to tooth decay, a new study has found. In […]
Study to help fight tooth decay in children
Dental Health Services Victoria (DHSV) has announced its Australian-first study investigating the use of silver diamine fluoride to fight tooth decay and reduce dental hospitalisations in Victorian children. Silver diamine fluoride is a topical medicament that can be applied to […]
Genes not to blame for toothaches
A new Australian study has revealed that the condition of your teeth depends more on your diet and oral hygiene habits than on your genes. A team from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) examined the role genes and environment […]
Yeast-bacteria interaction implicated in tooth decay
Though most tooth decay can be blamed on bacteria such as Streptococcus mutans, a new study published in June in the journal PLOS Pathogens, has found the fungus Candida albicans may be a joint culprit in an alarmingly common form of severe tooth […]
Tools of the trade: Kavo Diagnocam
by Dr Ernest Yeo, Photogenic Dental, Parkwood, WA The DIAGNCOcam uses a near infrared laser to transilluminate through the tooth structure. It helps us to assess and digitally capture an image of how far decay and cracks are progressing interproximally […]