Tuesday, December 7, 2010

WITH DISCOVERY THERE IS HOPE

ScienceDaily (Dec. 4, 2010) — The Groningen professors Bauke Dijkstra and Lubbert Dijkhuizen have deciphered the structure and functional mechanism of the glucansucrase enzyme that is responsible for dental plaque sticking to teeth. This knowledge will stimulate the identification of substances that inhibit the enzyme. Just add that substance to toothpaste, or even sweets, and caries will be a thing of the past.  Read more.

Does this mean that the dentist will go out pf business like the horseless carriage?  That would be quite doubtful.  Dental caries are not the only problems to confront dentists.  A solution to this would just be a godsend to children and give them a better dental start in life.  The British will even learn that orthodontists are a necessity, not a luxury..

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