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This makes me very skeptical: > The root canal is restored to health by gradual build up of tissue by stem cells over a period, extending from a few weeks to some months.
> repair teeth This is not reparing. Repairing would assume that afterwards you've got the same features as before, but replacing nerves and blood vessels with plastic (or in this case, regular tissue) doesn't really provide the same features as before. I'd like to see much more the possibility to replace teeth with ones you've generated from your own stem cells.
That research is progressing rapidly: https://singularityhub.com/2013/08/26/scientists-grow-teeth-... I have a high risk of cavities due to my genetics, am 31, and my teeth are falling apart even with a high level of care (brushing 2-3 times/day, flossing, baking soda rinse after meals to return mouth ph to baseline quickly). I'll be happy to pay for replacement teeth grown from my own cells when available.
Having had root canal in the past, this doesn't seem particularly helpful. The drilling and cleaning is the painful and time-consuming part. The actual sealing it up at the end was relatively trivial in comparison (from my perspective).
I believe the point of this technique is allowing the internals of the tooth to heal, which root canals do not do.
This makes me very skeptical: > The root canal is restored to health by gradual build up of tissue by stem cells over a period, extending from a few weeks to some months.
Sounds like a description of what stem cells generally do. Which part makes you skeptical?
> repair teeth This is not reparing. Repairing would assume that afterwards you've got the same features as before, but replacing nerves and blood vessels with plastic (or in this case, regular tissue) doesn't really provide the same features as before. I'd like to see much more the possibility to replace teeth with ones you've generated from your own stem cells.
Having had root canal in the past, this doesn't seem particularly helpful. The drilling and cleaning is the painful and time-consuming part. The actual sealing it up at the end was relatively trivial in comparison (from my perspective).
I think the article got it wrong with the "painless" part. I am also confused with the claim that it is non-surgical. It does seem similar to a regular root canal, but the issue that many people have with root canals is that they drill out infected nerve tissues and fill it with something inert. They do not let the nerve pulp heal and some say the tooth is now "dead". The bacterial infection is cleaned out, but there…
It's like the difference between a saw plus a wooden leg and antibiotics plus stitches after a wound to the leg.
But of course, that's only if it works and doesn't have bad side effects (anything stimulating growth runs the risk of cancer, for example)
> repair teeth This is not reparing. Repairing would assume that afterwards you've got the same features as before, but replacing nerves and blood vessels with plastic (or in this case, regular tissue) doesn't really provide the same features as before. I'd like to see much more the possibility to replace teeth with ones you've generated from your own stem cells.
That research is progressing rapidly: https://singularityhub.com/2013/08/26/scientists-grow-teeth-... I have a high risk of cavities due to my genetics, am 31, and my teeth are falling apart even with a high level of care (brushing 2-3 times/day, flossing, baking soda rinse after meals to return mouth ph to baseline quickly). I'll be happy to pay for replacement teeth grown from my own cells when available.
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That research is progressing rapidly: https://singularityhub.com/2013/08/26/scientists-grow-teeth-... I have a high risk of cavities due to my genetics, am 31, and my teeth are falling apart even with a high level of care (brushing 2-3 times/day, flossing, baking soda rinse after meals to return mouth ph to baseline quickly). I'll be happy to pay for replacement teeth grown from my own cells when available.
Do you do a fluoride rinse? That can help to strengthen enamel.
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That research is progressing rapidly: https://singularityhub.com/2013/08/26/scientists-grow-teeth-... I have a high risk of cavities due to my genetics, am 31, and my teeth are falling apart even with a high level of care (brushing 2-3 times/day, flossing, baking soda rinse after meals to return mouth ph to baseline quickly). I'll be happy to pay for replacement teeth grown from my own cells when available.
Have you tried Xylitol[1]? I use it to sweet my tea instead of regular sugar. And it should return your mouth ph fast, instead of rinsing with baking soda with doesn't sound nice. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol#Dental_care
Looks like it is not very new, there are other articles on it: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sci-tech... Here is the medical paper http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23112478 Here is the patent http://www.google.com/patents/US20120231422 And this is the picture worth a thousand words http://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/US20120231422A1/U...
More bad journalism about medical research. Why is this so hard? Is it that the reporter simply cannot understand it? Or it is purposely distorted to make it more appealing to readers? I think it is usually a combination of both of these reasons.