New Smart Dental Material Fights Tooth Decay
It would be amazing to get this in real life settings someday.
"When patients go to the dentist to fill a cavity, they're trying to solve a problem -- not create a new one. But many dental patients get some bad news: bacteria can dig under their tooth-colored fillings and cause new cavities, called recurrent caries. U of T researchers designed a novel solution: a filling material with tiny particles containing antimicrobial drugs, designed to stop bacteria in its tracks."
Read more: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releas…/2018/…/180130123800.htm
