by admin | Nov 13, 2024
Paediatric dentistry can be stressful for both patient and dentist – many children experience dental fear and anxiety, and providing dental care for youngsters can be particularly nerve-wracking for undergraduate students.To help students cope with the extra...
by admin | May 18, 2023
One of the biggest problems with tooth replacement – particularly for the patient – is the amount of time it takes and the discomfort involved. Multiple fitting procedures can be tedious and uncomfortable. From the dentist’s viewpoint, existing design processes can...
by admin | May 15, 2023
In 2022, researchers in the Faculty of Dentistry led an international team to develop an AI web tool that could predict patients’ risk of developing oral cancer. The tool, based on the AI algorithm DeepSurv, had a 95 per cent accuracy rate on a cohort of more than 700...
by admin | May 25, 2022
A cross-disciplinary team has discovered that nanodiamonds (NDs) may be a highly effective agent in battling oral infections, a discovery which could open up new opportunities for improving oral health worldwide and provide a real alternative to the customary...
by admin | May 25, 2022
Patients with asymmetrical jaws, where the left and right sides are of unequal lengths due to differing growth rates or trauma, have a lot to deal with. They have functional problems with eating and speaking and low self-esteem due to the impact on their appearance....
