A team of dentists has created a toothbrush they say can clean teeth thoroughly in less than six seconds. Manufacturer Blizzident uses the same scans dentists use to fit braces and an extremely precise 3D printer to create a brush for each individual customer. Each brush contains about 400 soft…...
Easter Eggs and Bad Oral Health Care
Oral healthcare experts have published guidelines to help Easter egg fans enjoy their seasonal chocolate treats in a healthier way. Chocolate consumption in the UK has risen by five per cent annually in recent years, a trend that market intelligence experts Mintel expect to continue up to 2016. And that…...
Tokyo Dental Salon Specializes in Giving Girls Crooked Teeth
A dental salon in Tokyo’s Ginza district has become very popular with girls after it advertised a cosmetic procedure that lengthens and sharpens canines to enhance a feature Japanese call “yaeba”. Crooked teeth are seen as imperfections in many western countries, and particularly in America, where braces are practically a…...
Building rules may impact on dentists
As part of the government’s drive to go zero carbon for new builds by 2019, changes are to be made to current building regulations. These alterations are being brought in to make all non-domestic buildings more energy efficient. The changes are being made to part L2B of the Building Regulations,…...
Blind man sees after tooth inserted into eye
Martin Jones, 42, suffered a terrible accident at work over 10 years ago which left him blind. But a remarkable operation - which implants part of his tooth in his eye - has now pierced his world of darkness. The procedure, performed fewer than 50 times before in Britain, uses…...
“two TEETH inside my EYE”
An Indian woman has had two teeth removed… from her EYE. Doctors operating on a tumour in Nagabhushanam Siva’s left eye were stunned to find the two fully-formed teeth embedded inside. The 23-year-old said: “I was born with an abnormal left eye and it continued to swell over the years.…...
Dentist STRUCK off!!
Around 40 dentists every year are struck off. This week a dentist in Scotland was struck off for not having insurance for OVER 20 years! Frightening to think about, imagine if you were one of his patients! David Black, 64, was banned by the professions governing body, the General Dental…...
Euro dentists increase in dental work
The European dental market in 2011 showed an increase of 1.2% in the total turnover for all countries covered by the survey. The Association of Dental Dealers of Europe (ADDE) publishes annually the results of a survey of the European dental trade market. The 2012 edition covers the period 2007-2011…...
Evan Rachel Wood….Sell your tooth on eBay?
We might be bit behind on this story we have just come across today - Evan Rachel Wood has opened up about her recent tooth loss incident. On the night of her 24th birthday, the True Blood star was elbowed in the face, causing one of the actress's teeth to…...