Dentin or dentine is a layer of material that lies immediately underneath the enamel of the tooth. It is one of the four major components of the tooth which comprises: The outer hard enamel The dentin ...

AT A CLINIC at the University of California, San Francisco, dentists in training hone their "drill-and-fill" skills for treating patients with cavities. But in a lab across the hall from the clinic, a ...

Dentin hypersensitivity is characterized by short, sharp pain from exposed dentin in response to thermal, tactile, osmotic, or chemical stimuli. The most accepted explanation is the hydrodynamic ...

Scientists during a recent study found that Odontoblasts, the cells that form a tooth ’s dentin function to sense cold, which can trigger a toothache. They also found a way to block the pathway to ...

Dentin hypersensitivity (DH), more commonly known as sensitive teeth, refers to a type of dental pain. Discomfort typically arises from exposed dentin responding to heat, cold, touch, pressure, or ...

The dental pulp is susceptible to microbial infection, which often results in inflammation, necrosis, and defects in the pulp-dentin complex. Traditional treatment strategies suffer from multiple ...

Washington: Scientists during a recent study found that Odontoblasts, the cells that form a tooth's dentin function to sense cold, which can trigger a toothache. They also found a way to block the ...