Toothpaste made with keratin may protect and repair damaged teeth: study

Post by lazyasciiart » Sat, Aug 16, 2025, 7:14 PM UTC

Waterluvian wrote: post #45

BobbyTables2 wrote: post #18

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Indeed. We expect olive oil to be made from real olives, but not baby oil…

The coffee cake is a lie.

Post by bolangi » Sat, Aug 16, 2025, 7:25 PM UTC

Post by buybackoff » Sat, Aug 16, 2025, 7:28 PM UTC

safety1st wrote: post #116

buybackoff wrote: post #66

The picture says "enamel-mimicking" and the text says "protective coating that mimics the structure and function of natural enamel", so it looks like a protective layer, not true repair. I've been using a paste with novamin lately, it also creates a protective layer and is also marketed as "repair". I like it and feel some heat when it contacts with teeth, so the chemical reaction must be working. But the marketing l…

I don't know what this new hairpaste does, but Novamin promotes re-enamelization of teeth, which is where mineral ions like calcium bond themselves to the tooth and fill in small pits and fissures. It's not regrowing actual enamel, it's probably not going to fill in any pits you can see with the naked eye, but it's a real and beneficial effect. Actually any fluoride toothpaste also does this, but Novamin may be a bit…

Post by fainpul » Sat, Aug 16, 2025, 7:51 PM UTC

cluckindan wrote: post #6

So, chewing on beetle exoskeletons would repair teeth enamel? Wonder if there is archaeological evidence of humans doing that. Edit: there seems to be plenty of evidence of eating insects but any dental association is probably incidental (pun not intended). Maybe we just haven’t been looking into the enamel for these structures.

Post by fainpul » Sat, Aug 16, 2025, 7:54 PM UTC

majkinetor wrote: post #68

adiabatichottub wrote: post #50

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Because you'll get a bezoar (hairball).

Not if you drink coca cola, which is even listed in medical books as a way to disolve it. You might get IR though :)