Fillings

Dental amalgam – everything you need to know about its use and ban

As of January 2025, the use of dental amalgam has been banned in the European Union – we take a…

Dentistry

‘Living fillings’ could restore enamel, study finds

A team of scientists have created enamel-growing organoids which could help to restore and regrow damaged teeth. Led by scientists…

Dentistry

‘I feel your pain’: Rishi Sunak on his seven fillings and plans to reform dentistry

  In last night’s Sky News Tory leadership debate, Rishi Sunak revealed he has seven fillings after drinking too much…

Dentistry

How to make fillings look like teeth

In an upcoming webinar, Dr Louis Mackenzie will be discussing how to make fillings look like teeth on 28 June…

Dentistry

Scientists invent artificial enamel that is tougher than the real thing

Scientists have discovered how to make artificial enamel to help fix fillings and tooth decay.  And researchers say that the material…

Dentistry

Amalgam – can it still look as beautiful as its compatriot?

Rizwaan Chaudhary makes the case for amalgam restorations and explains why he thinks it is superior to composites. Make no…

Aesthetic dentistry

The composite for highly aesthetic fillings

IPS Empress Direct is a highly aesthetic composite for filling cavities in anterior and posterior teeth. It is available in…

Aesthetic dentistry

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Where art meets science

Allan Matthews describes restoring an upper left first molar with durable composite filling, overcoming challenges presented by a deep cavity…

Dentistry

Scientists develop tooth gel that repairs enamel

Chinese scientists at the Zhejiang University School of Medicine have developed a novel tooth gel that may mean the end of…

Dentistry

Researchers create double-strength fillings

A team of American researchers with the OHSU School of Dentistry in Portland have created a filling material that’s two times…

Dentistry

Top five reasons for dental claims: caries and fillings

Greta Barnes and Debbie Herbst from the DDU look at caries and fillings With around 6.8 million courses of treatment involving…

Dentistry

Over 2 million Brits haven’t seen a dentist in more than a decade

More than 2 million adults in the UK haven’t been to the dentist in over 10 years, new research shows.…

Oral health

Bioactive fillings could help repair teeth

A new bioactive dental filling material could help teeth repair, according to a team at the University of Nottingham. The…

Endodontics