Electrically Accelerated and Enhanced Remineralisation (EAER)

Tuesday, November 17th, 2015

Tooth decay is normally removed by drilling, followed by filling in the cavity with an amalgam or composite resin, but a new treatment, called Electrically Accelerated and Enhanced Remineralisation (EAER), accelerates the natural movement of calcium and phosphate into the damaged tooth:

A two-step process first prepares the damaged area of enamel, then uses a tiny electric current to push minerals into the repair site. It could be available within three years.

Comments

  1. Bruce says:

    Faster, please.

    And once Larry Niven’s autodocs are routinely regrowing our teeth, I expect some Charles Sheffield Shifter tanks to give us fangs for Halloween.

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