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World-first tooth-regrowing drug will be given to humans in September (newatlas.com)

submitted 11 months ago by Huckledebuck to c/[email protected]

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What should i be thinking about this?

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[–] Huckledebuck 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I have one that's gonna fall out soon.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

This probably isn't going to be available to you then, though it is possible it paves the way for a tooth-replacement treatment. This article seems like bad science communication. The video, tweet, and website they link to all state that they're researching congenital conditions, the inquiry form linked to on the website explicitly states in English they're not considering people who lost their teeth later in life and specifically calls out articles like this one as misinformation.

We are currently receiving a large number of inquiries that differ from the purpose of this research, which is very troubling.
This research is a study of therapeutic drugs for people who are missing teeth due to congenital (from birth) diseases (diseases, etc.).
This research is not aimed at restoring teeth to people who have lost their teeth due to acquired causes, as some news and social networking sites have reported.Additionally, we are not currently recruiting candidates for　clinical trials (adult males).

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Which isn't too unexpected. Having it as an IV treatment would mean it's not targeted. I don't understand how something like that could replace individual teeth that were damaged, and not just didn't grow because of a lack of something in the body.

If I had to guess (not being a toothologist), I'd think there would have to be some sort of injection, or implant, to trigger an individual tooth replacement.

[–] Huckledebuck 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Thanks for going deeper. Any chance you could answer why? Why is it's use limited?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

It's well outside my field so I'm definitely not qualified to answer that, but the trials seem to be building on this study so that might give more insight.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Came here to look for this comment - bad science communication is the reigning supreme it would seem these days

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Then you should feel tentatively excited. Don't get your hopes up until it's actually out and successful

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

And affordable.