The world's first human trial of a drug that can regenerate teeth will begin in a few months, less than a year on from news of its success in animals. This paves the way for the medicine to be commercially available as early as 2030.
    • Tiefling IRL@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      8·
      6 months ago

      I only have one implant but god, it’s super fucking annoying. And basically all my molars are filled. I brush my teeth twice a day, floss frequently, and mouth wash before bed but got unlucky genetics

      • FeelThePower@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        3·
        6 months ago

        same here. everyone in my family before me was missing teeth by like 30. I have floss and I brush multiple times per day, only drink sugar free things like water and tea.

    • toynbee@lemmy.world
      3·
      6 months ago

      Anyone who values you less because of your appearance is not worth your consideration.

      This does discount physical and medical consequences, which are absolutely worth noting, but whether others notice your missing tooth should not be an issue.

      It makes sense and is understandable that you would feel sensitive about it, including wanting the tooth back, but its absence does not reflect upon you as a person and ideally you don’t feel bad about it.

      This isn’t meant to dismiss trauma, but help with any insecurity. Personally, I’d rather hear what you have to say rather than whether you can chew adequately.

      Hopefully you get your tooth back if its absence is causing you stress.

      edit: I don’t mean to invalidate any of your feelings on the subject. I don’t have any visibly missing teeth, but my mother very prominently did. If anything I said above isn’t accurate, I certainly yield to you, but I hope that something above helps.

  • axont [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    6·
    6 months ago

    Is there any advantage of this over implants? Maybe I don’t understand the full scope but this seems really roundabout when I have a ceramic implant and it works fine. Maybe a regenerated tooth lasts longer?

    • Xoriff@kbin.social
      3·
      6 months ago

      Don’t know from personal experience, but I’ve heard that since real teeth have nerves in them, you can feel more with them than with implants/dentures. Maybe it’s not as noticable if it’s only one or two teeth. But for folks who have lost all of them maybe this is a better alternative to dentures?

    • pound_heap@lemm.ee
      3·
      6 months ago

      Natural teeth roots promote bone regeneration around them, while implants don’t. Therefore bone loss with age is worse around implants

  • Twitches@lemm.ee
    3·
    6 months ago

    Isn’t the skin inside your butthole the same type skin that’s in your mouth?

  • No1@aussie.zone
    3·
    6 months ago

    Can’t wait for the first lawsuit for someone growing a tooth out of their dick

  • EtzBetz@feddit.de
    2·
    6 months ago

    The trial, which will take place at Kyoto University Hospital from September to August 2025, will treat 30 males aged 30-64 who are missing at least one molar.

    Is only testing on men still a thing in science? Since stuff can have different effects between genders, this could be bad for women.

    • deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz
      4·
      6 months ago

      It’s not precluding a subsequent trial that includes women.

      Having said that, it is a little odd that it’s a men only trial.

      • EtzBetz@feddit.de
        3·
        6 months ago

        Yeah of course. But as you’re saying, it’s just a little odd. History shows that focusing on one gender does eventually have bad consequences for the other gender.

      • saltesc@lemmy.world
        1·
        6 months ago

        ADepending on the science being done, genders are preferred. In many cases it’s men due to less complex chemistry and internal anatomy. Men are more basic to start off with less risk of imbalance or damage if things go unexpectedly. Considering the nature of what’s being done, this isn’t at all odd for this trial. Sciences doesn’t recognise gender bias unless it’s studying gender bias.

    • Taleya@aussie.zone
      1·
      6 months ago

      I can understand it from a very basic level of ‘simple first’ but if you’re doing human trial s you should be on a complex level already