Dentists May Start Covering Teeth in Growth-Stimulating Diamond Dust

Dentists May Start Covering Teeth in Growth-Stimulating Diamond Dust

Looks like there’s a new candidate for most awesome supermaterial in town. Dentists may soon start fighting bone loss by covering our teeth in itty bitty nanodiamonds, making repairing teeth quicker, cheaper, and much less painful.

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Who Wants a Tooth That Tells Your Doctor When You Drink or Smoke?

Who Wants a Tooth That Tells Your Doctor When You Drink or Smoke?

Everybody lies to their doctors. We say that we drink less than we do. We tell her we quit smoking when we didn’t. But what if the doctor knew more about what goes into your mouth than you do?

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Teeth Grown from Gum Cells May Make Dentures Obsolete

A team of British researchers have successfully grown a tooth from human gum tissue—which might make false teeth a thing of the past. More »

Your Spit Might Tell Dentists If You Have Cancer

Dentists (a.k.a. we’re real doctors, I promise!) might soon be your first line of defense against cancer through something called salivanomics—meaning analyzing your spit to see if you have diseases. More »