A new way to fill teeth

When it comes to dental fillings, almost everyone remembers the unpleasant dental process that begins with a painful injection and continues with drilling and tooth piercing.

British scientists have discovered a new method called EAER that bears no resemblance to the traditional process.

In the new method, doctors can use a patented device to repair tooth decay before it deepens. The process is said to be painless and involves three steps: shaving (not piercing) the tooth with little decay, filling it with minerals, and finally stimulating the pulse-filled part.

This causes the minerals (calcium and phosphate) to sink into the deepest part of the decay and accelerate the remineralization process.

"Remineralization" means the conversion of natural molecules into their abnormal form, which, thanks to the device in question, speeds up the process.

In the process, the minerals in the saliva and some of the foods that the person eats enter the tooth enamel and make it stronger.

"Filling decayed teeth is a flawed method because the patient must be constantly careful not to crush the filling material in the tooth or have to refill it after a while," says Dr. Rebecca Moazes of King's College London. The new exploratory method will not have the problems of the past and will repair the damaged tooth forever and for the rest of its life.