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An End to the Dental Drill ?

Perhaps one of the most dreaded instruments of all time is the dental drill. Now a new technology called air abrasion may one day eliminated drills forever.

Air abrasion works on teeth much like a sand blaster works on a building. Tiny particles of aluminum oxide are blasted in a stream of water to remove the decayed debris and ruined enamel of cavities.

This system is nearly painless, eliminates the need for needle numbing shots, and is more more precise allowing dentists to save the healthy tooth enamel that surrounds cavities.