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A3 Publisher & Chairman Torsten Oemus t.oemus@dental-tribune.com Chief OPerating OffiCer Eric Seid e.seid@dental-tribune.com grOuP editOr Robin Goodman r.goodman@dental-tribune.com editOr in Chief dental tribune Dr. David L. Hoexter feedback@dental-tribune.com managing editOr u.s. and Canada editiOns Robert Selleck r.selleck@dental-tribune.com managing editOr Fred Michmershuizen f.michmershuizen@dental-tribune.com managing editOr Sierra Rendon s.rendon@dental-tribune.com managing editOr shOw dailies Kristine Colker k.colker@dental-tribune.com PrOduCt/aCCOunt manager Mara Zimmerman m.zimmerman@dental-tribune.com PrOduCt/aCCOunt manager Charles Serra c.serra@dental-tribune.com marketing direCtOr Anna Kataoka-Wlodarczyk a.wlodarczyk@dental-tribune.com C.e. direCtOr Christiane Ferret c.ferret@dtstudyclub.com aCCOunting COOrdinatOr Nirmala Singh n.singh@dental-tribune.com Tribune America, LLC 116 West 23rd St., Ste. #500 New York, N.Y. 10011 (212) 244-7181 Published by Tribune America © 2013 Tribune America, LLC All rights reserved. Dental Tribune strives to maintain the utmost accu- racy in its news and clinical reports. If you find a fac- tual error or content that requires clarification, please contact Managing Editor Robert Selleck at r.selleck@ dental-tribune.com. Dental Tribune cannot assume responsibility for the validity of product claims or for typographical errors. The publisher also does not assume responsibility for product names or statements made by advertisers. Opinions expressed by authors are their own and may not reflect those of Tribune America. editOrial bOard Dr. Joel Berg Dr. L. Stephen Buchanan Dr. Arnaldo Castellucci Dr. Gorden Christensen Dr. Rella Christensen Dr. William Dickerson Hugh Doherty Dr. James Doundoulakis Dr. David Garber Dr. Fay Goldstep Dr. Howard Glazer Dr. Harold Heymann Dr. Karl Leinfelder Dr. Roger Levin Dr. Carl E. Misch Dr. Dan Nathanson Dr. Chester Redhead Dr. Irwin Smigel Dr. Jon Suzuki Dr. Dennis Tartakow Dr. Dan Ward Tell us what you think! Do you have general comments or criti- cism you would like to share? Is there a particular topic you would like to see articles about in Dental Tribune? Let us know by e-mailing feedback@dental- tribune.com. We look forward to hear- ing from you! If you would like to make any change to your subscription (name, address or to opt out) please send us an e-mail at database@dental-tribune.com and be sure to include which publica- tion you are referring to. Also, please note that subscription changes can take up to six weeks to process. DENTAL TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Newspaper · US Edition Dental Tribune U.S. Edition | February 2013 NEWS Ad Taking inspiration from nature, scien- tists are reporting an advance toward pre- venting the tooth sensitivity that affects millions of people around the world. Their report on development of the substance, similar to the adhesive that mussels use to attach to rocks and other surfaces in water, appears in the American Chemical Society journal,ACSAppliedMaterials&Interfaces. Quan-Li Li, Chun Hung Chu and col- leagues explain that about three out of every four people have teeth that are sensitive to hot, cold, sweet or sour foods and drinks. It occurs when the hard outer enamel layer on teeth and the softer un- derlying dentin wear away, stimulating the nerves inside. Some sugar-free gums and special toothpastes can help reduce such tooth hypersensitivity. However, Li and Chu cite the need for substances that re- build both enamel and dentin at the same time. To meet that challenge, they turned to a sticky material similar to the adhesive that mussels use to adhere to surfaces. They reasoned that it could help keep min- erals in contact with dentin long enough for the rebuilding process to occur. They describe laboratory tests that in- volved bathing human teeth with worn- away enamel and dentin in liquid contain- ing the sticky material and minerals. Teeth bathed in the sticky material and minerals reformed dentin and enamel. However, teeth bathed just in minerals reformed only enamel. The gooey substance “may be a simple universal technique to induce enamel and dentin remineralization si- multaneously,” they concluded. The authors acknowledge funding from a National Natural Science Foundation of Gooey bath remineralizes teeth China Research Grants Council grant, the Outstanding Youth Fund, from the board of education of Anhui province and the Youth Foundation of the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation. (Source: American Chemical Society) A substance similar to an adhesive made by mussels, such as these clubshells, that enables them to stick to surfaces, shows promise in treating sensitive teeth. Photo/ Stihler Craig, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service