It seems every 10 years there is a promising development along these lines in dentistry. Examples include a cavity vaccine, various coatings, and tooth-growing

It seems every 10 years there is a promising development along these lines in dentistry. Examples include a cavity vaccine, various coatings, and tooth-growing drugs like this one. Yet, nothing ever comes to fruition. Dentistry is nearly exactly the same as it was 30 or 40 years ago, and the only variable in our hands to fight cavities is time spent brushing. It is astonishing how little dentistry has changed and how few new treatments are available.