Dental News May 4, 2014

• New easier to harden dental filling material makes dental treatment faster and easier
  In modern dentistry, amalgam fillings have become unpopular. Instead, white composite materials are more commonly used, which at first glance can hardly be distinguished from the tooth.
• Potential stroke therapy: stem cells from teeth form brain-like cells
  Researchers have discovered stem cells from teeth can develop and ‘form complex networks of brain-like cells,’ which could yield a stroke treatment for years after a stroke occurs.
• Educational debt and intended employment choice among dental school seniors
  Authors examine the association between dental school debt and career choices in the article, “Educational Debt and Intended Employment Choice Among Dental School Seniors.
• Gagging and its associations with dental care – related fear, fear of pain and beliefs about treatment
  The authors of “Gagging and Its Associations With Dental Care – Related Fear, Fear of Pain and Beliefs About Treatment” surveyed participants and concluded that patients who have a higher frequency…

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