Dental fillings are far from being a pleasant experience, but right now they're necessary to fill cavities and prevent ...

A newly invented dental paste (search) could silence the dreaded whine of dentists’ drills, fixing early cavities without fillings. The paste was developed by researchers including Kazue Yamagishi, ...

More and more new technology is being used in the dentist’s office. The procedures can make it easier on the patient and the dentist. And now, there’s a way to get a cavity filled without needles and ...

I dread going to the dentist as much as the next person — which is why any video suggesting that I might not have to catches my attention. Lately, I’ve been drawn to TikTok clips sharing how to ...

The global dental cavity filling material market is expected to expand significantly across the forecast period considering the rising incidence of dental problems among the aging population.

NPR reports on a method that would use a little bit of acid to clear out the gunk and then, using resin, fill the porous areas created by caries. Unlike those shrill drills, the method would also be ...

Ramesh went for his regular dental check-up and found out he had three cavities. He got them filled, but soon complained of toothache every time he drank something cold. Did his teeth become sensitive ...

Tooth cavities are usually closed with plastic fillings. However, the initially soft plastic shrinks as it hardens. The tension can cause gaps to appear between the tooth and the filling, encouraging ...

NEW YORK, June 26 (UPI) -- A New York dentist is under investigation for billing Medicaid for filling 52 cavities in a single mouth, a feat he claimed took no more than an hour or two. "This dentist ...

A 14-month-old girl has died after undergoing a dental procedure in Austin. The Travis County medical examiner's office said Daisy Lynn Torres was declared dead Tuesday at an Austin hospital after the ...