Progresi në Stomatologji

Most recently three new areas have received a lot of attention. One area is tooth regeneration. The University of Alberta in Canada has found a way to regrow human dental tissue.

any institutions as well as most of the dental colleges and many private companies - Colgate, Crest, etc. - across the United States specialize in dental research and are continually looking for new ways to maintain and improve our health.

Research that has been going on for years has focused on gum health, new surgical techniques and new and improved products to help our work in the mouth go faster and last longer. More recently lots of research has been done in new technologies such as lasers and their usage in dentistry. Magnification is another area that has seen much improvement with new surgical loops and magnifiers being used by dentists.

Regrowing teeth

Most recently three new areas have received a lot of attention. One area is tooth regeneration. The University of Alberta in Canada has found a way to regrow human dental tissue.

The possible uses for this technology may include patients with chipped or knocked-out teeth, and patients with poorly developed jawbones. It's still about two years away from being available in dental offices.

Vaccinations

The second area is a vaccination for decay (cavities). The Forsyth Institute in Boston is focusing on a vaccine that will prevent cavities. They are attempting to make a vaccine that creates an immune response in the mouth at a young age to prevent bacteria from attaching to the tooth and therefore causing tooth decay.

They are working on gaining Federal Drug Administration approval on the vaccine so that it can be tested on small children. It could become available within a decade.

Detection

The third area they are looking at is disease detection. Researchers at UCLA are working on creating a system where saliva can become a diagnostic fluid.

For example, placing a drop of saliva on a microchip could be used to detect the early presence of oral, breast and other cancers as well as other metabolic and neurological disorders. This could be available to us by 2011.

The future of dentistry is changing. Stay tuned for other exciting advancements.


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