News tagged with dental filling material

Stronger material for filling dental cavities has ingredients from human body

Scientists in Canada and China are reporting development of a new dental filling material that substitutes natural ingredients from the human body for controversial ingredients in existing “composite,” or ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0




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Three-toed horses reveal the secret of the Tibetan Plateau uplift

The Tibetan Plateau is the youngest and highest plateau on Earth, and its elevation reaches one-third of the height of the troposphere, with profound dynamic and thermal effects on atmospheric circulation ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New coating for hip implants could prevent premature failure

Every year, more than a million Americans receive an artificial hip or knee prosthesis. Such implants are designed to last many years, but in about 17 percent of patients who receive a total joint replacement, ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New family of composite structures

Material scientists at ETH-Zürich are working on composite materials that mimic the structure of seashells. Such complex structures are produced using tiny magnetic particles which guide the composites' ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

If these teeth could talk: What was really on the menus of our ancestors?

For human ancestors, eating could be hard work.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

ISIS neutron source is back online

A brand new run of experiments is underway at STFC's ISIS neutron source, from looking at ways of developing new antibiotics, through creating more effective materials in dentistry, to research that could ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 23, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Metal jewelry more likely to cause infection with tongue piercing

A stud or ring in their tongue might be an essential fashion accessory for many young adults, but piercing comes at the cost of medical risks, including infection.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For your teeth, Thanksgiving dinner is a real food fight

If you're lucky, it will all be kisses and hugs around the Thanksgiving dinner table, with friends and family near and dear gathered about, and puppies gathered around your feet waiting for table scraps.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 23, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers analyze impact of chemical BPA in dental sealants used in children

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that bisphenol A (BPA) released from some plastic resins used in pediatric dentistry is detectable in the saliva after placement in children's mouths. BPA is a widely ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 10, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Ancient Mayans Inspire Modern Fade Proof Dye

Physicists have created a dye that promises to last for a thousand years. The secret to this extraordinary durability? Its formula is based on a Mayan pigment, a brilliant blue color that survives to this ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Jul 30, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (19) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Juno Armored Up to Go to Jupiter

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Juno spacecraft will be forging ahead into a treacherous environment at Jupiter with more radiation than any other place NASA has ever sent a spacecraft, except the sun. In a specially ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 13, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 2 | with audio podcast


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