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Gentle dentistry

Editor — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:02:31 +0000

Dr Henriette Macri-Etienne firmly believes that the gentle dentistry approach and outstanding clinical results go hand in hand. By Frank Leggett Dr Henriette Macri-Etienne is a firm believer and advocate for gentle dentistry. At her practice, Integrated Dental Canberra, she offers a holistic approach that maximises patients’ chances of a calm experience while benefiting from […]

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Pain-free, needle-free dentistry in clinical trial

Editor — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 23:41:03 +0000

A red LED light could be key to making a trip to the dentist a pain-free, needle-free experience. LED-light therapy, that combines red light and infrared light, is being clinically trialled—until October—by University of Queensland researchers across 15 Queensland dental clinics in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Toowoomba. Dr Jessica Zachar from UQ’s School of Dentistry said […]

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Pain-free dentistry

Editor — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 23:00:37 +0000

Ground-breaking photonic light-based technology promises to take the pain out of dental procedures in a development that will transform the dentist-patient relationship. By Cameron Cooper The goal of pain-free and needle-free dentistry is a step closer on the back of successful clinical trials of innovative photonic light-based technology that numbs oral pain receptors. Nuralyte, developed […]

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Pain-free and needle-free dentistry trial underway

Editor — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 00:00:46 +0000

A visit to the dentist has the potential to instil fear and anxiety in many Australians, but help is on the way with a game-changing device promising pain-free and needle-free dentistry. Developed by technology start-up Dentroid, the Nuralyte prototype is currently being trialled on cells at Griffith University under the supervision of Professor Roy George. PhD […]

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Filling without drilling

Editor — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 02:39:22 +0000

Researchers at the University of Leeds have discovered a pain-free way of tackling dental decay that reverses the damage of acid attack and re-builds teeth as new. The pioneering treatment promises to transform the approach to filling teeth forever. You can read more about the breakthrough here. The very thought of drilling puts many people off […]

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