I hope this process becomes part of mainstream dental medicine. Our current dental technology feels backward compared to other fields of medicine
Ever look at how an ACL gets repaired?
Let me guess, (dead) donors?
Researchers use light to coax stem cells to repair teeth (2014)
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Re: Researchers use light to coax stem cells to repair teeth (2014)
#12Years ago I switched to brushing with baking soda and salt, and my teeth have basically stopped degenerating. Bar soap is good too, for removing acid-producing bacteria, but I don't like the aftertaste of some soaps.
Re: Researchers use light to coax stem cells to repair teeth (2014)
#13First the article says: "drill holes in their molars, treat the tooth pulp that contains adult dental stem cells with low-dose laser treatments, applied temporary caps"
Then it says: "Dave and his team have added an innovative, noninvasive and remarkably simple but powerful tool"
Yeah, okay, if you read Wiktionary it defines "noninvasive" as "not requiring an incision". So by that strict definition it's true. Drilling holes is totally different than "an incision". Right?
I realize that this has "a host of applications", some of which truly are noninvasive. It's just that this particular application was anything but noninvasive, IMO.
Re: Researchers use light to coax stem cells to repair teeth (2014)
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#15I hope this process becomes part of mainstream dental medicine. Our current dental technology feels backward compared to other fields of medicine
So true. In cases where teeth don't get out as easily as intended, they are sliced, hammered and broken out of your jaw - feels so medieval.
Uhm... do you now how bones get repaired? Only the easiest fractures are allowed to heal themselves. Everything worse than that looks like this: https://teachengineeringprod.blob.core.windows.net/content/c...
Re: Researchers use light to coax stem cells to repair teeth (2014)
#16First the article says: "drill holes in their molars, treat the tooth pulp that contains adult dental stem cells with low-dose laser treatments, applied temporary caps" Then it says: "Dave and his team have added an innovative, noninvasive and remarkably simple but powerful tool" Yeah, okay, if you read Wiktionary it defines "noninvasive" as "not requiring an incision". So by that strict definition it's true. Drillin…
Seems you skimmed the article.
The first part you quoted was explaining the prior art done by the lead author -- giving rodents (not humans) damaged tooth.
The innovative procedure on humans will use lasers to trigger restoration of the damaged teeth.
Re: Researchers use light to coax stem cells to repair teeth (2014)
#17Years ago I switched to brushing with baking soda and salt, and my teeth have basically stopped degenerating. Bar soap is good too, for removing acid-producing bacteria, but I don't like the aftertaste of some soaps.
Gerard Judd is the chemist who recommends brushing with bar soap [1]. It's cheap, readily available, and works better than anything else. And when combined with a second round of brushing with baking soda, my teeth stay squeaky-clean for longer than any toothpaste I've ever used.
[1] http://www.fixyourteeth.org/
Just yesterday my brother & his wife were commenting on how good my 8-year old dog's teeth are. They've never been professionally cleaned. When she was a puppy, we fed her raw chicken with bones. When she got to be full sized this was too expensive, so she now she eats dog food. I think the main reason she has such good teeth now is because she had adequate calcium and other nutrients when her teeth were forming.
Re: Researchers use light to coax stem cells to repair teeth (2014)
#18I hope this process becomes part of mainstream dental medicine. Our current dental technology feels backward compared to other fields of medicine
So true. In cases where teeth don't get out as easily as intended, they are sliced, hammered and broken out of your jaw - feels so medieval.
Knee replacement isn't much prettier. Here are some links to time stamped surgical highlights
sawing bone [5:55 mark] - https://youtu.be/bGOspdD25Dw?t=355
hammering [11:10 mark] - https://youtu.be/bGOspdD25Dw?t=671
Swinging a hammer like a baseball bat to remove a pin [entire video] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnBvpSU1Fcc
Dentistry is gruesome but so is surgery, in general.
Re: Researchers use light to coax stem cells to repair teeth (2014)
#19Years ago I switched to brushing with baking soda and salt, and my teeth have basically stopped degenerating. Bar soap is good too, for removing acid-producing bacteria, but I don't like the aftertaste of some soaps.
Gerard Judd is the chemist who recommends brushing with bar soap [1]. It's cheap, readily available, and works better than anything else. And when combined with a second round of brushing with baking soda, my teeth stay squeaky-clean for longer than any toothpaste I've ever used. [1] http://www.fixyourteeth.org/ Just yesterday my brother & his wife were commenting on how good my 8-year old dog's teeth are. They've ne…
Does your veterinarian not recommend having her teeth professionally cleaned?
Humans who have perfectly healthy and well taken care of teeth still go to the dentist, and for dogs it is no different. You should still be getting her once a year!
There are more issues than not which could be happening that are not visible to the untrained eye.
Re: Researchers use light to coax stem cells to repair teeth (2014)
#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
Gerard Judd is the chemist who recommends brushing with bar soap [1]. It's cheap, readily available, and works better than anything else. And when combined with a second round of brushing with baking soda, my teeth stay squeaky-clean for longer than any toothpaste I've ever used. [1] http://www.fixyourteeth.org/ Just yesterday my brother & his wife were commenting on how good my 8-year old dog's teeth are. They've ne…
Does your veterinarian not recommend having her teeth professionally cleaned? Humans who have perfectly healthy and well taken care of teeth still go to the dentist, and for dogs it is no different. You should still be getting her once a year! There are more issues than not which could be happening that are not visible to the untrained eye.
She got her puppy vaccinations, but didn't go to the vet for a very long time after that - it wasn't in my budget, and wasn't necessary. My dad needed a dog, so he takes care of her now, and I'm sure he'd have her teeth cleaned if the new vet had recommended it.