Looking to a time when decayed teeth repair themselves
Scientists at King’s College in London have developed a technique they are using right now whereby electrical currents boost the tooth’s natural process to encourage self-repair of decayed areas. The researchers believe this treatment could be available in as little as three years.
Sound far-fetched? Scientists at King’s College in London have developed a technique they are using right now whereby electrical currents boost the tooth’s natural process to encourage self-repair of decayed areas. The researchers believe this treatment could be available in as little as three years.
The technique is called Electrically Accelerated and Enhanced Remineralisation (EAER) and employs a two-step process: first, the damaged part of the enamel outer layer of the tooth is prepared, and then a tiny electric current “pushes” minerals into the tooth to repair the damaged area.
Benefits are remineralization, no pain, no drills, no injections, no filling materials, and happy patients.
