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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Free your Smiles from Bacteria with Dental Fillings



Dental fillings are a revolutionary dental treatment designed to achieve a variety of long lasting results for a stunning, healthy smile. 

Restore a chipped tooth: check. Fill a cavity: check. Strengthen teeth: check. Kill bacteria?

Scientific researchers from University of Maryland School of Dentistry have created composite dental fillings that can kill harmful oral bacteria and strengthen teeth structure.

The new composite dental filing treatment ticks all the boxes: filling a cavity, restoring a chipped tooth and also killing oral bacteria.     

The materials in dental fillings contain calcium phosphate nanoparticles which are designed to help rebuild and regenerate tooth mineral aiming to control harmful bacteria in the mouth.

Traditional dental filling procedures do little to remove bacteria and harmful substances in tooth.  

Read the full article here: Bacteria Killing Dental Fillings




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