A natural compound found in grape seed extract could be used to strengthen dentin -- the tissue beneath a tooth's enamel -- and increase the life of resin fillings, according to new research. A ...

Composite resin is the most widely used tooth coloured filling material. The tooth is etched with acid before placing the filling in layers. Each layer of filling is typically hardened using a ...

Dental materials used to fill cavities only last about 10 years before needing replacement because enzymes naturally present in saliva degrade them. Now researchers have synthesized a dental resin ...

Dental amalgam, commonly known as the "silver filling," has been used to treat cavities for more than a century because of ...

Grape seed extract contains a natural compound which could be used to strengthen the dentin - a tissue beneath the tooth’s enamel, increases the life of resin fillings, finds a new research at the ...

Composite fillings show over 80% success in young children treated under general anesthesia. Bulk-fill methods reduce procedure time by 60% while maintaining high restoration quality. Material ...

A resin in the most commonly used white composite dental fillings may be linked to subtle neuropsychological deficits in children. The association appears in reanalyzed data collected from 434 ...

Harborside Dental Expands Restorative Dentistry With Tooth-Colored Composite Fillings in Gloucester, MA Gloucester, ...

However, the fillings typically last only five to seven years. In research published in the Journal of Dental Research, Ana Bedran-Russo, associate professor of restorative dentistry, describes how ...