VIRTUAL EVENT: Painless restoration of children’s teeth

In preparation for International Dentist Day (9 February 2024), the UCL Faculty of Medical Sciences will deliver this talk about the progress made on painless restoration of children's teeth.

In the UK, 24% of five-year-old children have caries affecting three to four of their teeth but less than 10% are filled. Previously, teeth were restored with silver mercury amalgam fillings but in July 2018 their use in children’s teeth was banned due to the toxic effects of mercury in our environment. The alternative composite materials used to fill adult teeth are time-consuming to place making them highly unsuitable for young children. To address this issue, we have developed SMART composites that can be painlessly placed in less than five instead of 30 minutes. This presentation will discuss the long journey we have undertaken to get these new materials into clinical trial.

This lecture will be followed by a Q&A with our speakers Prof Anne Young and Prof Paul Ashley, UCL Eastman Dental Institute.
 

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