Courtesy Jim Lennon/DMG America
Some good news for everyone that hates going to the dentist, DMG America just released a new device for removing cavities without having to drill into your teeth. Popular Science explains here:
A dentist simply slides a thin plastic applicator between the patient’s teeth and squirts the cavity with hydrochloric acid, which etches away the enamel to access the tooth’s deeper layers. Using a fresh applicator, he then injects a low-viscosity resin into the gaps in the tooth’s lattice and hardens the resin with a quick flash of high-energy blue light to fortify the tooth.
This technology should be available by the end of the year. Finally one less reason to be scared of the dentist! [Pop Sci]
