DNA

The issue of odontophobia (fear of dentists or dental treatment) is a very common issue. Statistics show that it could be as high as twenty five percent of people...

A Canadian dentist who bought the extracted wisdom tooth of former Beatle John Lennon is hoping to extract enough DNA from the molar to clone the singer. Dentist...

Canadian dentist Dr Michael Zuk hit the headlines last year when he purchased John Lennon’s wisdom tooth at auction for around £20,000; the rotten molar had been...

A molar belonging to the late Beatle John Lennon is set to go on tour some fifty years after it was extracted; the tooth recently fetched £19,000 at auction and...

The Canadian dentist who bought John Lennon’s rotten molar for $30,000 has added another famous dental item to his collection – the spare crown that Elvis took...

People wishing to avoid emergency dentistry treatments for gum disease may be interested to learn that a new study has been commissioned in the US to help determine...

The need for emergency dentistry could be reduced through the use of DNA analysis, scientists have claimed. Breakthrough research from the University of...

Tissue regeneration for emergency dentistry is becoming a reality. A new technique that could see people with severe gum complaints regrowing lost tissue has been...

 number of reasons why dental implants can fail have been discussed. While the likelihood of dental implants failing to take hold in a patient are slim, there are...