A team of researchers and engineers from the University of California San Diego have found a new use for food-grade cuttlefish ink – to detect gum disease. Dental imaging for gum disease at present ...

Those heavy lead aprons may be on their way out at the dentist office, depending on where you live. The nation’s largest dental association said Thursday it will no longer recommend the use of lead ...

If you’ve ever had oral X-rays taken at the dentist, chances are you’re familiar with the heavy, grey apron the hygienist briefly lays over your midsection. The lead apron has long been used to ...

Dental X-rays help dentists visualize diseases of the teeth and surrounding tissue that cannot be seen with a simple oral exam. They also help the dentist find and treat dental problems early on, ...

Using an intraoral scanner and a retainerlike device called the Kois deprogrammer, the mandible's repeatable centric relation (CR) position can be recorded for restorations. This research was ...

Sealing caries in primary molars using the Hall technique "significantly outperformed" standard restorations in the long term, according to a new study in the Journal of Dental Research (September 15, ...