You might think that with today's composite dental fillings, once you get a tooth filled, it's good for life. According to Prof. Jamie Kruzic, however, "almost all fillings will eventually fail." That ...

Bioactive glass fillings to prolong tooth life Bioactive glass can be used in tooth fillings to reduce the ability of bacteria to attack composite tooth fillings, and perhaps even provide some of the ...

Bioactive glass tooth fillings prevent tooth decay by fighting off harmful bacteria, scientists revealed. The material has been used to help bones heal for decades, scientists said. It is a type of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bioactive glass could be the tooth filling of the future The fillings of the future could be bioactive glass, according to ...

In recent times, the potential toxicity of amalgam (silver fillings) has become an increasing concern among people, who also increasingly prefer less conspicuous fillings. As a result, composite ...

A few years from now millions of people around the world might be walking around with an unusual kind of glass in their mouth, and using it every time they eat. Engineers have made some promising ...

A team of engineers from Oregon State University propose the use of bioactive glass (BAG) to improve the longevity of dental fillings. In a study backed by the National Institute of Health and ...

Dental researchers have now developed a very fast dissolving ‘bioactive’ glass which they are putting in toothpaste to repair decayed teeth. A group at Queen Mary University of London have now ...

As well as prolong the life of dental fillings, the antibacterial glass might also prevent secondary tooth decay. The average person uses their teeth for 600,000 “chews” every year and a typical ...

Researchers predict that people may soon wear tooth fillings that incorporate an unusual type of glass. In a new study, researchers from Oregon State University (OSU) found that bioactive glass may ...

A few years from now millions of people around the world might be walking around with an unusual kind of glass in their mouth, and using it every time they eat. Engineers at Oregon State University ...