Tooth

Does wisdom tooth provide tooth germs for tooth regeneration?

Introduction Regenerating a tooth completely in human oral cavity is not achieved by current studies yet. Here, we have conceived a man-induced method to construct a teeth germ which might be used to regenerate a tooth in vivo. This idea was generated by traits of the development of the compound odontoma, a benign tumour of tooth malformation. This is a kind of developmental tooth malformation,...

Whole Tooth Regeneration Using a Bioengineered Tooth

Paleobiology: A Tooth for a Tooth

Many vertebrates replace teeth through shedding of the functional tooth. New analyses of a fossil fish demonstrate that shedding involved tooth resorption, a primitive feature in bony fishes, but absent in sharks and their relatives.

Tooth Brushing in Children

Toothbrush is a well-known tool in oral care. Effective tooth brushing can help in the management of dental caries and periodontal disease. Familiarity of children with this device is important. Dentists and their assistant need adequate information about children's oral hygiene to educate them and their parents. The aim of this review was to pinpoint the main issues of brushing teeth in childr...

Tooth Wear

1Department of Restorative Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait 2Department of Clinical Dentistry-Prosthodontics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bergen, Arstadveien 17, 5009 Bergen, Norway 3Department of Clinical Dentistry-Cariology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bergen, Arstadveien 17, 5009 Bergen, Norway 4D...