Cold Plasma to Replace Dentist’s Drill?

[jrm]

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The dentist’s drill is the epitome of pain and discomfort in the modern world, but that could soon change. Bio-medical research and the advent of cold plasma needles could eliminate the need for drilling teeth....(read on):

http://www.i-dentalresources.com/blog/8/plasma-to-replace-dentists-drill/

 

[White_Tiger]

WOW!!!! that is amazing. it looks like our lives and the lives of the patients have a bright future. i'm sure though that this device will be at least a decade in the making and then once it does come out it will be all up to us to learn how to use it again. They'll probably offer a CE course on this device alone. needless to say though, i am excited to see one of these in real life.

good find

 

[Magna Cum Latte]

There are some dentists out there who are currently using lasers to kill the bacteria in small caries rather than drill the suckers out. No local required.... very very convenient.

 

[HermeytheElf]

In other news, a Dr. McCoy is now claiming to be able to cure cancer with what appears to be a television remote control.

 

[djeffreyt]

uh...So it kills the bacteria, but what about the debris? The eroded enamel and dead bacteria won't just remove themselves will they? And what about more severe cases in which a large portion has decayed so a crown is needed, dentists often have to also drill off a good section of perfectly good enamel that hasn't decayed for a crown to fit, this plamsa thingy doesn't say anything about actually removing enamel or dentin...it just says it kills bacteria. What good would that do except in a prophy situation.