Nothing new in this article, it’s just rehashing stuff that’s already been announced and talked about since last year.
Rich humans*
Been hearing this claim for 20 years. Let me know where and when I can sign up for the trails.
It’s always 5 years away though, this one is 4! We’re making progress.
Teeth has got to be one of the most disrespected and undervalued parts of your body. Your body’s other bones can heal but then it’s like “fuck your teeth, I’m not doing shit about them”. And then we got health insurance companies who have the gall to not consider teeth an important part of your body that should be covered, got to get it separately and the costs are fundamental.
I mean, you smile with these things and they are key responsible for how you digest food, by chewing on it before swallowing. You can’t just swallow whole pieces of food without risk of choking on them at somepoint.
You can pretty much die from bad teeth, like rot and cavities. It is just a matter of when.
mammals pretty much have the short end of the stick as far as teeth and bones goes, we cant replace it often like reptiles can.
Gum disease has been linked to heart disease and now there might be a link to dementia due to the bacteria that can enter the bloodstream from the mouth.
The best description for teeth in the context of insurance that I’ve ever heard was “luxury bones”.
A tooth infection can easily spread to your brain and kill you. It’s a very short path.
But even if your teeth are just regular bad, that affects how you can eat, and eating is kind of important to living.
doesnt need to spread to your brain, just cause sepsis lowering your blood pressure to dangerous levels, or to a major organ and kill you that way.
Research has also shown a link between dental bacteria and heart disease. Not sure if it’s causation or correlation, but keeping your dental microbiome healthy seems to have benefits throughout the body.
Not to mention a tiny fucking hole in them is one of the the most painful experiences in life which only ends if you see a dentist, wait for it to rot, or rip the tooth out yourself.
And that’s not even mentioning how fucked the average persons diet is, it’s practically guaranteed to happen eventually, without intervention.
Then there is the constant risk of biting on something hard and busting a tooth. I’ve had it happen 3 fucking times.
Have you tried flossing?
doesnt work on the biting surfaces, need to invest an electric or sonic tooth brush for that. and regular cleanings from the dentists. also discourage the usage of whitening toothpaste.
[…] will administer the treatment to patients between the ages of 2 to 7 who are missing at least four teeth
Yeah, even if this is approved in some form… growing new teeth for young children is not the same as for adults. Very weird this is the population they’re testing on. I’d think they would be testing on people with 10+ missing teeth in their 40s, 50s, 60s+
[…]these treatments are currently focused on patients with congenital tooth deficiency
Again, not for us.
You skipped right past the paragraph before that one describing the adult study that needs to succeed prior to the start of the child study.
Now, scientists will see just how similar, because humans are undergoing a similar trial. Lasting 11 months, this study focuses on 30 males between the ages of 30 and 64—each missing at least one tooth. The drug will be administered intravenously to prove its effectiveness and safety, and luckily, no side effects have been reported in previous animal studies.
For now
i keep seein this story with zero details on application efficacy… and now i see a thing where theyre giving the drug intravenously??
how do they know it will grow a tooth in a human being and how does it target a lost tooth if not administered directly?
The teeth grow everywhere, and you just pull out the ones you don’t want.
I’m reminded of the phrase vagina dentata
It’s a wonderful phrase
reminds me of a movie
Not a dentist, but isnt the root cause of a lot of our dental problems, the loss of gums and the inability of our stupid gums to heal and grow back?
gum disease, and CARIES, some people are more susceptible to caries than others. anyone with dry mouth will have increased amount of plaque, cavaties. my old dentist said people on chemo have the worst dental health, because of they dry mouth from chemo. other people, such as prognathism,.
I’ve had gum grafts, and they’ve had no difficulty healing and growing back. I’ve also had extra teeth removed and the gums have had no difficulty filling in the gaps. So if all else fails, pull the old tooth, plant the new seed tooth, let the gum heal and then rupture as the new tooth grows out. Should have a nice healthy gum edge again. Although teething as an adult sounds… uncomfortable.
Gum disease could lead to tooth loss but the primary way people lose them is through infections due to cavities. The infection weakens the tooth and the jawbone it’s rooted in as well as can lead to loss of the root nerve. At a certain point the tooth is too loose or weak and has to be removed to prevent further infection and/or to treat the existing infection.
That’s it. Not gonna brush my teeth anymore. Just gonna grow new ones. Maybe sell them. Grow more. Smile big.
That’s a long time to grow a tooth. Can they do anything to speed that up? I’d like a new set of chompers by next week.
Bruh I’m gonna grow so many teeth. I wonder if we’ll be able to get crocodile teeth.
Like can I get just one crocodile tooth that hangs over my lip?
I want some on my knuckles so I can punch and chew at the same time.
I came here to chew bubble gum and punch Nazis, and I can do both those things with my hands.
