Decaying Material

The patient, a professional plant mycologist, had spent a considerable amount of time working with decaying material, mushrooms, and various plant fungi.

Bioactive glass can be used in tooth fillings to reduce the ability of bacteria to attack composite tooth fillings, and perhaps even provide some of the minerals needed to replace those lost to tooth decay, engineers from Oregon State University said.

The patient, a professional plant mycologist, had spent a considerable amount of time working with decaying material, mushrooms, and various plant fungi.

Bioactive glass can be used in tooth fillings to reduce the ability of bacteria to attack composite tooth fillings, and perhaps even provide some of the minerals needed to replace those lost to tooth decay, engineers from Oregon State University said.