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Sensitive teeth? Nanobots may come to the rescue
By
Karie Neeley Anderson
Researchers in India deployed nanobots to treat sensitive teeth, and the preliminary results look promising.
August 26, 2025
A new online tool may be key to managing dental anxiety
By
Ava Barros
A recent study in
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
highlights an online cognitive behavioral therapy tool that may significantly reduce dental anxiety and enhance oral health in anxious adults.
June 26, 2025
Light therapy may improve oral lichen planus
By
Ava Barros
Low-level light therapy may be a more effective treatment for oral lichen planus than topical corticosteroids, according to a review published in the
Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice
.
February 28, 2025
Magnesium may take the ouch out of 3rd-molar surgery
By
Ava Barros
Combining an oral magnesium supplement with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may significantly reduce pain after third-molar surgery, according to a study published in
Pain Research and Management
.
February 7, 2025
This drug may treat postendodontic pain
By
Ava Barros
This nerve pain drug may help manage post-traumatic trigeminal neuropathic occlusal pain following endodontic treatment, according to an observational study published in the
Journal of Endodontics
.
January 13, 2025
The key to dentin hypersensitivity may be in your kitchen
By
Melissa Busch
An antioxidant found in many plants like grapes and apples, as well as red wine and green tea, may aid in the treatment of dentin hypersensitivity.
November 8, 2024
A dread-reducing device may be just what dental patients wanted
By
Melissa Busch
A device being developed by a dentist and mechanical engineering students may help put dental patients at ease.
May 3, 2024
This therapy make take the ouch out of burning mouth syndrome
By
Melissa Busch
A therapy that stimulates cell function may offer immediate pain relief from burning mouth syndrome.
April 10, 2024
Green glasses go on, dental anxiety and heart rate drop
By
Melissa Busch
Reducing anxiety and more in third-molar surgery patients may come down to wearing green glasses.
March 26, 2024
Marijuana derivative may ease severe tooth pain
By
Melissa Busch
Cannabidiol, a nonaddictive, nonpsychoactive component of the marijuana plant, may reduce severe dental pain, making it a safer, equally effective alternative to opioids.
November 20, 2023
A hot way to cool burning mouth syndrome is in development
By
Melissa Busch
Researchers are developing a better way to treat burning mouth syndrome, which includes delivery of the active ingredient in chili peppers.
September 20, 2023
Is SDF the answer to reducing tooth sensitivity?
By
Melissa Busch
Adults experienced reduced tooth sensitivity when silver diamine fluoride (SDF) was applied to tooth root surfaces.
July 18, 2023
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