NANODIAMONDS COULD PREVENT TOOTH LOSS
LOS ANGELES: Using nanodiamonds to fortify a material employed during root canal could prevent tooth loss, researchers have found. Nanodiamonds are tiny particles formed as byproducts of diamond refining and mining. Thousands of times smaller than the width of a human hair, they have been widely explored for use in dentistry, cancer therapy, imaging and regenerative medicine, among other applications. During a root canal, inflamed dental pulp is removed and the empty space is then filled in with a polymer called gutta percha, which is used in part because it does not react within the body. PTI growing demand for meat. The team had a prototype cooked and eaten in London two years ago that cost £215,000 to make. PTI Year’ award sponsored by the Welland-Pelham Chamber of Commerce, a media report said. Vritti Patel, a grade 12 student from Eastdale Secondary School, received the honour on Friday during the Ruby Awards ceremony held at Pelham’s Lookout Point Golf Club, wellandtribune.ca reported on Sunday. Patel, a student council president and student senate representative on the District School Board of Niagara, balances three jobs, is on five sports teams, is a member of the school band and maintains a 96% academic average, the Canada-based news website said. “Honestly, I’m really speechless right now because every other youth nominated was really deserving for the award, and I’m just really honoured,” Patel was quoted as saying. IANS