World’s 1st drug to regrow teeth enters clinical trials
World’s 1st drug to regrow teeth enters clinical trials
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im sure this won't end up with manmade horrors beyond my comprehension
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No wonder toddlers are so indestructible. They're like 90% Teeth.
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Oh, hell. Just those two words together made me flinch.
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That movie was hilarious.
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But then you miss out on catchy tunes like this
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Cool now please help me regrow my gums so my teeth don't fall out.
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gum disease is no joke. It'll take your gums and jawbone. Wish someone would help us out.
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First help me regrow my head so myyahsbdbdjduxhd
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Finally I can get my vagina dentata.
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Teeth have always kind of struck me as something we could eventually not just replace or regrow and make as good as new, but actually replace with something better.
Teeth are, by their nature, subject to a lot of wear and tear, corrosive environments, have a lot of nooks and crannies that need to be cleaned regularly, etc.
How fucking cool would it be to have some sort of cyborg teeth made of some material that won't wear down, is more corrosion resistant, stronger than your natural teeth, etc? You could use your teeth as a bottle opener with impunity, or do everything else your parents always warned you not to do with your teeth.
I'm certainly no doctor or material scientist to suggest what the ideal tooth replacement material would be, but imagine having some kind of titanium alloy super teeth that would never wear down, corrode, or get cavities no matter what kind of neglect or abuse you subject them to, and are purposely engineered for easier flossing, may e even more efficient biting and chewing. Sure, the Jaws look isn't everyone's aesthetic, but some of us might consider it a worthwhile trade-off.
In the meantime though, this is damn cool if it pans out.
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The problem there is that the teeth are supported by the jaw bones.
We've had dental implants for the past 2 decades that are pretty indestructible as you describe. The only problem is the jaw bones you drill into aren't that robust. Especially when you start putting multiple holes in it to hold the teeth. So the jaw bone part of the implant tends to fail after about a decade or two, even when the tooth part of it is still plenty robust.
Which frankly is the same problem faced by all proposed cybernetic implants/augmentations. The cybernetic part can be as indestructible as you want, but the organics its attached to are comparatively fragile.
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Man's out here with the monocrystalline-corundum-coated titanium based tooth implants
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Natural teeth attached to the jaw will always be better than any artificial alternative. Moreso now because they can be regrown.
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"Hesh wants metal teeth!"- Hesh
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I don't really follow teeth stuff but don't we already have teeth replacements today?
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If we learn how to regrow teeth, I wonder if we'll learn how to regrow bones after that.
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Soon we’ll be farming volunteer humans for bone marrow stew. Sign up, have several bones removed—femur, tibia, you name it—and cracked open for that sweet juicy marrow. Then a steady supply of bone growing pills to start the process all over again.
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We'll be 3D printing bones relatively soon I'm guessing.
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The grift against the tooth fairy is about to reach fever pitch
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And it will cost me a kidney !
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Only if you're American and can pay 15k, the rest of us will wait 5 years.. Have our appointment cancelled wait 4 more and by the time we're assessed they will tell us we waited to long and there is nothing they can do for us.
It took them 6 years to take my gallbladder out even with it causing horrid pain... I mean covid did happen in the middle but still diagnosed 2016 and surgery is 2021 is kind of fucked by any standards.
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As far as I know, no national health systems cover cosmetic dental work.
Certainly both in the UK and in Portugal I always had to pay for it from my own pocket.
Mind you, neither of those countries has anywhere near US prices even for private healthcare.
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Never flossing again.
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Use a waterpik, much better than floss
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No it's not, but it is better than nothing and still pretty good on its own merit.
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Use both, tbh
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Seeing as teething babies cry a lot, I wonder how painful this process will be.
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I had some "teething" as my wisdom teeth came in. It's painful, and causes a fever, but babies have no understanding of why they are in pain, and no way to deal with it. As an adult, it's not fun, but it's manageable and much less scary.
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Have you had your wisdom teeth grow? I figure this would be the same. With mine it wasn't a particularly pleasant experience, but it wasn't too bad either - and if it's the same with that new treatment, I'd be willing to take the pain over the alternative of staying toothless when I grow old.
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Less painful than looking at yourself every day in the mirror and staring at your with missing teeth...
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Crying isn't always about pain. Babies can't talk and don't have the capacity to realize what's going on. A lot of their crying can simply be chalked up to the frustration of not being able to communicate, not necessarily from pain.
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That's pretty awesome for some folks - my uncle had three sets of teeth, so the last set was extremely brittle. I'm curious if calcium supplements and this drug could provide an alternative to dentures.
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Did you say your uncle had a third set of natural grown teeth? I always assumed everyone had two sets only.
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No, some people have a complete third set. Some people only have a partial third set, or even have third teeth in just a few positions within the mouth. A dentist who told me about this said it's a little rare, but not super rare.
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Yes, they came in in his thirties, which was like 40-50 years ago. It hasn't happened to anyone else in the family thankfully, though he himself never had kids.
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I could be crazy but I swear I've heard this a number of times before. It always seemed wonderful as my teeth tend to self-destruct. But nothing ever seems to come from it.
It would be nice if we just naturally grew a new set every 10 years or so but people with strong teeth would be quite annoyed at that especially if they had to do alignment.
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Honestly I was hoping crispr would take off more than it actually did come because I'd love to splice myself with the jeans of a shark and just get better teeth every time I lose a tooth
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I am scared if it ever takes off - it will only exist for the rich.
We will soon have a world of CRISPR enhanced humans, and well... me.
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And they shall call you The Denim Reefer
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That would be amazing.. imagine face planting from a stupid stunt and being like no biggie they'll grow back. Works for kids and we already know from admittedly gross tumors the human body can grow hair and teeth. Just have to get them in the right place.
Also agree with the other comment to your post.. crispr will likely be for the rich. Hell, it probably already is. A cynical view but i don't sit at that table so who knows.
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I've worked in dental in the past (assistant) and my brother has been sending me these types of articles since I started back in 2004. I always say something like "wild" or "amazing" but really NOTHING ever comes of it so I stopped actually reading what he sends me. It's just a waste of time.
I'll believe it when I see it
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Thank you for confirming I'm not crazy. At least in that aspect. And also, as someone who has spent an insane amount of hours in that chair thank you for being a DA and dealing with us.
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My wifes nieces and nephew all had something (DNA? stem cells? Not sure, cant remember) taken by someone in the family who is working on this science to regrow teeth. He doesn't seem to think its too far off last time i spoke to him.
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I didn't mean to imply it wasn't possible. I have a relative that works for ITER. And similarly it's possible but not in my lifetime i imagine.
It might seem silly to relate the 2 but it's just a feeling.. major applicable innovation seems lacking.
Also waiting on sodium-ion or glass batteries as well.
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Okay. I had a broken tooth removed and replaced with a titanium implant. What would happen to me if I took this drug?
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Your bio-engineered tooth and cybernetic tooth would have to battle to the death.
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Marvel could probably squeeze 3 main line entries and 5 side line ones. Maybe even an origin story comic book.
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Like pokemon vs digimon, just in your mouth?
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Like, if I had another tooth fail, would I be eligible for this treatment?
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Super excited for this. One of my adult teeth just never grew in. I tried to get an implant, but the lack of tooth also resulted in too little bone there to support the implant. I'm hopeful this would eventually allow me to have a real tooth there instead of my very fragile bridge.
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This is absolutely amazing! I have oligodontia myself and just the thought of being able to actually get those teeth back is pretty cool! I already have 3 implants - still have 8 more to go - but placing them HURTS... would be pretty interesting to see how far they're in a couple of years.
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This is for congenital lack of teeth. not for people who have had their teeth removed.
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That appears to be the current goal, but it still looks like the phase-1 will be on healthy adults which is pretty creepy to imagine!
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Not really. The research papers mention an interaction between an antibody and a gene that controls tooth growth in both humans and mice. If that gene is supressed, there is no tooth growth.
However, every tooth you can ever grow, or at least the embryonal tissue for it, is already present at birth. There is no way to get more, and activating this gene would not give you additional tissue to develop into new teeth.
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Not yet, but it could potentially lead to further innovations in that regard.
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Looking forward to seeing this. It may not benefit me, hut I hope it benefits the future.
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Well look at this person humble bragging their healthy set of teeth!
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I have a bridge, so... no teeth there. Lol. They aren't sure if it'll work for people like me.
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This picture was the first thing that came to mind.
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Grow teeth......where?
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Yeah, I assume that the side-effects of this drug might be "anal teeth" or something.
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That's bad. It's bad enough that your teeth can hurt your husband's penis during blowjob, you can have the situation during anal too?????
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Dick teeth. OMG
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hello yes, i would like to grow 10,000 teeth
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On site or take away?
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Shit, I need this.
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Oops! All Teeth!
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Not the BEST selling cereal ever.. 🤷
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Okay, but grow teeth WHERE?
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I'm thinking there are going to be very interesting developments in the years to come. So many things that were considered immutable constants about life may change.
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Anti-meth?
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Well that's certainly a game changer
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So…. Anybody else feel this is…..
I dunno… weird?
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Only because it's paradigm shifting and worldview shattering.
"Only baby teeth grow back, and if you lose your adult teeth you're fucked, enjoy your dentures."
Don't worry though, you probably have a few decades to realign your worldview. 9/10 of clinical trials fail.
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Yeah, I'd like to know if they can stop the treatment again. Wouldn't want to have teeth everywhere.
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So, it sounds like the drug basically prevents certain things that normally halt tooth growth- which would be problematic as we're not constantly loosing teeth.
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I will become a shark and you cannot stop me
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Honestly, I'm not sure I want to. can I join you instead?
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As creepy as the tooth child was, I was highly disappointed in the Candle Cove adaptation, although I'm not sure how you could ever do it justice.
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Fuck yeah!
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Ive had a couple of teeth removed.
Wonder how this will work.. can they regrew 1 tooth in a specific spot?
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How does one sign up? I'm asking for a friend.
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