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Trials begin on lozenge that rebuilds tooth enamel

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Re: Trials begin on lozenge that rebuilds tooth enamel

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Post by gnicholas »

jb775 wrote: post #165

> The idea for the lozenge design originated with Deniz Yucesoy, a graduate student in the UW’s Genetically Engineered Materials Science and Engineering Center who received a $100,000 Amazon Catalyst grant This grad-student/researcher just handed over a multi-million dollar business to Amazon in exchange for $100k towards the research. Why on Earth would anyone sign over 100% ownership of their idea, just to be able…

The website for Catalyst at UW appears to have different IP terms:

> For the avoidance of doubt as between Sponsor and Participants/Teams, all Submissions created by Participants/Teams will remain the property of the Participant/Team except to the extent a Participant/Team incorporated elements in their Submission owned by Sponsor, but the Competition Entities will have the rights to use the Submissions described herein. By submitting a Submission in this Competition, each Participant/Team warrants and represents that he or she owns, or otherwise has the right to use, all of the intellectual and industrial property rights in and to the Submission. Further, each Participant/Team hereby grants the Competition Entities a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to use, review, assess, test and otherwise analyze your Submission in connection with this Competition.

TLDR: It's your IP, but we can use it in connection with this Competition.

https://catalyst.amazon.com/archive/programs/uw/#rules

Re: Trials begin on lozenge that rebuilds tooth enamel

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Post by Godel_unicode »

eyelidlessness wrote: post #132
cmckn wrote: post #88

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A teaspoon of baking soda dissolved in a glass of cold water is also the absolute best, instant cure for heartburn. TUMS could never.

I was going to mention this too, as well as some of the other warnings. I’ll also add that while it’s extraordinarily effective, 1. It can be counterproductive if you’re experiencing acid reflux, particularly if you’re laying down. The acid neutralization produces a lot of gas (you’ll burp a lot), which can flush acid up your esophagus before it can be neutralized. It’s awful and packaging that discusses its antacid…

> The more you regulate your internal acidity, the more your body will try to find balance...

You seem to be full of bad unsubstantiated health advice, for some reason. This is, of course, not true.

Re: Trials begin on lozenge that rebuilds tooth enamel

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Post by Godel_unicode »

eyelidlessness wrote: post #133
jcims wrote: post #77

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I used to drink that much coffee. I got an espresso machine and started making americanos instead now I’m good with one cup a day. I don’t know what it is, clearly the caffeine is either higher or more bioavailabile or something, but it just sates my appetite for coffee. (Actually i started making cappucinos first and stopped when i started putting on weight from them lol)

If you switched from drip, the caffeine is actually lower! My guess is you’re just more satisfied with the coffee you’re enjoying.

Without knowing how the drip/espresso was made (and many other details) there's no way you can know this. Coffee is complicated.

Re: Trials begin on lozenge that rebuilds tooth enamel

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Post by Jach »

moneywoes wrote: post #159
Jach wrote: post #98

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I stock up on it (and Eat-Mores) when I visit Vancouver, but it's not magical and won't fix a bad habit of not brushing very often.

Live in Vancouver. Where do you purchase it?

I suppose anywhere the sells toothpaste, just make sure it has Novamin on the package since Sensodyne has other kinds. I don't remember exactly where it was last time, some random corner store near the Waterfront station (perhaps Shoppers Drug Mart looking at a map, or Seymour mini mart).

Re: Trials begin on lozenge that rebuilds tooth enamel

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Post by The_rationalist »

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Post by ornornor »

Waterluvian wrote: post #118
monoideism wrote: post #59

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> (it doesn’t hurt!) It doesn't hurt for you . Some people, including myself, have had root canals that have almost caused worse pain than when I was in the ICU.

Yeah it took me decades to learn that the pain of getting a cavity filled isn't normal. I thought the freezing helped and that the ice pick jab causing lightning of pain down my spine was what everyone suffered. A dentist finally slowed down. Noticed my tears. Asked. Had a conversation. Tried freezing me in other places. Worked perfectly. She guessed that my nerves are anatomically weird.

I was very surprised when I went to a dentist in Europe to fill a cavity: they don’t freeze anything by default unless you really want. I thought I’d try without anesthesia and it turned out surprisingly bearable. Plus I didn’t have half my face frozen for half a day.

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Post by sebmellen »

sabellito wrote: post #197
totalZero wrote: post #175

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If you're an academic researcher, you probably don't care as much about the ownership of IP when compared to a potential to see your work get used and to build a reputation as a competent person in your field. Also, the work wouldn't necessarily exist without the funding.

Well, we are talking about a possibly multi-million dollar product here. If Amazon were a bit less predatory perhaps keep 99% of the IP?

Amazon is a modern day Dutch East India Company. There’s no reason for them not to be predatory, given that they wield so much power.

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Post by bruckie »

knicholes wrote: post #190
0xbadcafebee wrote: post #131

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You don't ask for drugs? Ask for drugs. I always get Xanax and it basically puts me out through the whole thing. I have, err... had a lot of root canals. I'd think the bigger concern with a root canal is the not-insignificant likelihood they will break your jaw. Or not get the whole root out, causing an infection and need to get the procedure done again. (Never have a dentist do your root canal, folks)

If not you dentist, then who would do the root canal?

Typically an endodontist, at least in the U.S.

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Post by ebcode »

Godel_unicode wrote: post #200
eyelidlessness wrote: post #195

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For the vast majority of people who experience hair loss, it’s... normal and expected, maybe somewhat romantically limiting. Poor dental health can be poor health overall. Traveling to Eastern Europe to spend $10k for something I actually need is not an option for me. Yeah I can close my mouth. And suffer. And let it keep rotting, crossing my fingers that related health impacts don’t get to me before I can pay a car’…

> normal and expected That sounds like wishful thinking, if it were true there wouldn't be a giant market in covering up hair loss.

just because there's a giant market for (covering up) something, doesn't mean it isn't normal and expected. Women's leg hair comes to mind. Also wrinkle cream.

Advertising makes us do things we might not otherwise do, is what I'm saying.

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