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Plaque-busting Nanoparticles Could Help Fight Tooth Decay

Posted by Soulskill on from the reasons-to-put-nanotech-in-your-face dept.

sciencehabit writes: Nanotechnology might soon save you a trip to the dentist. Researchers have developed tiny sphere-shaped particles that ferry a payload of bacteria-slaying drugs to the surface of the teeth, where they fight plaque and tooth decay on the spot (abstract). The approach could also be adapted to combat other plaquelike substances, known as biofilms, such as those that form on medical devices like orthopedic implants.

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  1. Re:I Am Crest, of Procter & Gamble.... by ArcadeMan · · Score: 4, Funny

    Could the Borg really defeat Tooth Decay?

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  2. Re:I Am Crest, of Procter & Gamble.... by binarylarry · · Score: 4, Funny

    Insurance is Futile.

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  3. Re:Human toxicity by rubycodez · · Score: 3, Funny

    We gave it to 200 test subjects and not a one complained over the two year course of the study. Also, their corpses curiously did not decompose.