Porcelain veneers are a tremendous investment to obtain that perfect smile and boost one’s confidence. These fine, ...

You already know when you are feeling highly stressed, but low-grade background stress is harder to detect. A new dental ...

Dental floss embedded with saliva sensors detects cortisol accurately in real-time, providing a practical method for ...

Over time, stress and anxiety can build to a point where life's challenges become overwhelming and cause physical effects.

In ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, researchers report a dental floss pick with a built-in sensor that could monitor ...

So, Sameer Sonkusale and colleagues took a completely different approach by integrating a cortisol sensor into a dental floss pick—something many people use every day. The team's dental pick ...

To address these challenges, a team led by Sameer Sonkusale embedded a microfluidic cortisol sensor into a handheld dental flosser. The device uses floss to collect saliva during normal oral hygiene.