What if the key to restoring your vision was hiding in your own mouth? Three Canadian patients are pioneering a revolutionary ...

For people diagnosed with macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel)—a rare and slowly progressing retinal disease—there have ...

A NEW toothbrushing programme is to launch in St Helens amid concerns over high levels of tooth decay among children. The initiative, supported by NHS Cheshire and Merseyside, aims to tackle the ...

Lost the toothbrushing battle with your dog or cat? Vets say you can add this plaque-reducing powder to their food.

Discover Your Best Smile at Lema Dental Clinic in Istanbul, Turkey When it comes to getting that smile that can win over ...

When should a person consider tooth extraction (removal)? Firstly, you should follow recommendations of your dentist before deciding on an option. Many times, people tend to diagnose themselves ...

“That’s why this tooth-n-eye surgery is the last resort,” he says. Tooth in eye. The first surgery, about six hours long, begins with the extraction of a tooth from the patient (typically the canine, ...

Called “tooth-in-eye” surgery, the procedure is what it sounds like: It involves surgically embedding a patient’s tooth into their eye. Known more formally as osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis ...

A Canadian woman, blind for ten years, regained her vision through a tooth-in-eye surgery at Vancouver's Mount Saint Joseph Hospital. The procedure involved implanting a modified tooth into her eye.

This modified tooth is then temporarily implanted into the patient's cheek, where it develops new tissue and vascularization. Meanwhile, the eye is prepared to receive the implant. Surgeons remove ...

The tooth-in-eye procedure involves extracting one of the patient’s teeth– typically a canine– and placing a small optical lens inside. This modified tooth is then implanted in the patient ...

Brent Chapman, a 33-year-old from North Vancouver in Canada, is one of the first Canadians to undergo osteoodonto keratoprosthesis (OOKP), commonly known as tooth-in-eye surgery. Initially ...