Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Could This Signal The End For Dental X-rays?

Dental x-rays could be a thing of the past thanks to a new knowledge transfer partnership between the University of Abertay Dundee and pioneering research firm IDMoS.

A team of scientists from the university's SIMBIOS (Scottish Informatics and Mathematics Biology and Statistics) Centre will use sophisticated CAT (Computerised Axial Tomography) scanning equipment to verify that the company's newly developed equipment for detecting dental cavities works.

Chair of the Environmental Sciences School, Professor Iain Young said: "IDMoS have developed a non-invasive method of checking teeth for cavities.

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