If you are considering dental implants, one of the first things you are probably wondering is how long the healing process actually takes. It is a fair question, especially since implants are not a ...

Getting a cavity is an unpleasant experience — and a painful reminder that teeth, unlike bones, can’t heal themselves once they’re damaged. Cavities are the product of a tug-of-war happening every day ...

Instead of having to drill and fill cavities, dentists could head them off at the pass with a new technique that accelerates a tooth’s natural healing, King’s College London announced this week. The ...

Inspired by the proteins in our bodies which form teeth, the new product uses peptides—which are structurally similar to proteins—to repair the enamel on the part of the tooth which requires treatment ...

Laser therapy has numerous applications and may improve oral wound healing by encouraging cell regeneration, lessening pain, and modulating the immune system, but its use after tooth extraction ...

Turmeric, a member of the ginger plant family, is commonly used as a cooking spice and a medicinal substance in many natural healing traditions. Recently, there have been a handful of studies about ...

Ridge preservation and tooth extraction healing are critical processes in oral rehabilitation, aimed at maintaining alveolar bone volume and establishing optimal conditions for subsequent dental ...

According to the American Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, complications from tooth extractions occur in roughly 2-5% of ...

People love a conspiracy theory, and the field of dentistry isn’t immune to shifty speculations. One notion currently tumbling around the socials is the idea that all decayed teeth can be healed ...

Teeth are known by an array of names such as dens, pearly whites, grill, gnashers or ivories. Dr. Marielle Pariseau, founder ...