Dental treatment breakthrough
Dentist and researcher, Nathan Cochrane, has found a way to make decayed tooth enamel re-grow, reversing tooth decay and avoiding the need for fillings.
The treatment works while you sleep by delivering to the affected tooth, a powerful solution of calcium, fluoride and phosphate, the building blocks of tooth enamel. The tooth absorbs the solution from a small tray fitted into the mouth overnight.
“The localised application of the mineral treatment re-grows the crystals of the tooth, repairing damaged tooth enamel,” said Dr Cochrane, of the Cooperative Research Centre for Oral Health Science in Victoria.
