Biolase Technology has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Waterlase MD laser system for removal of subgingival calculi to prevent and treat ...

Laser use in periodontology includes the removal of intra-pocket diseased epithelium, bacterial and calculus accumulation and in the surgical correction of infra- and intra-bony pocketing. Laser use ...

He’s revealing the ugly “tooth” behind dentistry. A California doctor is disgusting the masses by sharing stomach-churning videos of his grossest procedures, which entail everything from pulverizing ...

A nuisance to dentists is now a boon for archaeologists. Researchers have successfully sequenced DNA from fossilized plaque on 700-year-old teeth. Calculus is the only part of your body to fossilize ...