Tooth Repair Using Alzheimer’s Drug

The discovery of a new method has been found for stimulating the renewal of living stem cells in tooth pulp that uses an Alzheimer’s drug. The team of researchers at King’s College London has made this discovery. An infection, the inner, soft pulp of a tooth can become exposed and infected following a trauma or infection. A thin band of dentine is naturally produced to protect the tooth from infection, which seals the tooth pulp, but might be insufficient to effectively repair large cavities.

The dentists, to treat these larger cavities and fill the holes in the teeth, are currently using …read more