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Researchers create gel that regrows tooth enamel (2015)

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Re: Researchers create gel that regrows tooth enamel (2015)

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Post by lj3 »

Eric_WVGG wrote: post #5
desireco42 wrote: post #2

Finally something to advance dental technology :) I wonder how much existing practices, who are invested in repair and especially cleaning of teeth feel about possibilities to permanently repair teeth. There are other advances such as the one with laser stimulation.

There’s also a new stem cell treatment that could make root canals obsolete. http://www.popsci.com/end-root-canals https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12026614

This one is far more exciting to me. The idea that we can re-create dentin from stem cells with functioning nerves and everything is crazy.

Re: Researchers create gel that regrows tooth enamel (2015)

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Post by blacksmith_tb »

desireco42 wrote: post #2

Finally something to advance dental technology :) I wonder how much existing practices, who are invested in repair and especially cleaning of teeth feel about possibilities to permanently repair teeth. There are other advances such as the one with laser stimulation.

There's Silver Nitrate / Silver Diamine Fluoride [1] which appear to be as effective as drilling + filling cavities. Of course, they are also much, much cheaper, so they will cut into that average $160K/yr salary for dentists in the US...

1: http://www.dentistryiq.com/articles/2016/07/the-dos-and-don-...

Re: Researchers create gel that regrows tooth enamel (2015)

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Post by stephanheijl »

Is it just me, or does it feel like we've been hearing about advances in dental treatment for decades, without them actually having any effect on the practice? From my personal experience as someone living in the Netherlands, where standards of health care are pretty high, I would expect these advancements to make at least _some_ impact on the field. Instead my (admittedly anecdotal) experience as a patient has been basically the same over the years.

2014 - "No more fillings as dentists reveal new tooth decay treatment" https://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jun/16/fillings-den...

2011 - "An end to the dentist's drill: New painless cavity filler could be on the market in two years" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2077816/Scared-den...

2004 - "No drilling, no filling in painless dentistry" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1477044/No-drilling-n...

1998 - "Dental lasers – are they the safest way to fill your cavity?" http://judyforeman.com/columns/dental-lasers-are-they-safest...

Re: Researchers create gel that regrows tooth enamel (2015)

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Post by radicalbyte »

blacksmith_tb wrote: post #12
desireco42 wrote: post #2

Finally something to advance dental technology :) I wonder how much existing practices, who are invested in repair and especially cleaning of teeth feel about possibilities to permanently repair teeth. There are other advances such as the one with laser stimulation.

There's Silver Nitrate / Silver Diamine Fluoride [1] which appear to be as effective as drilling + filling cavities. Of course, they are also much, much cheaper, so they will cut into that average $160K/yr salary for dentists in the US... 1: http://www.dentistryiq.com/articles/2016/07/the-dos-and-don-...

I think that the reluctance has more to do with the side effects: according to that article it can stain skin and turns teeth black.

Think of the lawsuits :(

Re: Researchers create gel that regrows tooth enamel (2015)

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Post by cultureulterior »

stephanheijl wrote: post #13

Is it just me, or does it feel like we've been hearing about advances in dental treatment for decades, without them actually having any effect on the practice? From my personal experience as someone living in the Netherlands, where standards of health care are pretty high, I would expect these advancements to make at least _some_ impact on the field. Instead my (admittedly anecdotal) experience as a patient has been…

You can get dental lasers in London at least

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Post by mhurron »

stephanheijl wrote: post #13

Is it just me, or does it feel like we've been hearing about advances in dental treatment for decades, without them actually having any effect on the practice? From my personal experience as someone living in the Netherlands, where standards of health care are pretty high, I would expect these advancements to make at least _some_ impact on the field. Instead my (admittedly anecdotal) experience as a patient has been…

Obligatory XKCD

https://xkcd.com/678/

Seriously though, it really is just announcements that state something is available now that people outside of a particular profession should care about.

Re: Researchers create gel that regrows tooth enamel (2015)

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Post by abecedarius »

lj3 wrote: post #9
neeleshs wrote: post #3

Nice, I hope this hits mainstream in the next 10 years - I'm hoping my teeth will survive without a lot of damage till then :). The researchers also have filed for a patent https://www.google.com/patents/US20140186273

You can regrow tooth enamel on your own right now. It's much, much slower than this and requires a criminally large amount of cod liver oil and butter oil (ie: vitamins A, D, K2 and calcium).

I'd suggest bone broth too. I don't know why my teeth are less sensitive when I have that regularly, but it's a clear effect, remineralization would be the obvious guess, and my dentist said to keep doing it.

Re: Researchers create gel that regrows tooth enamel (2015)

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Post by petra »

The root cause of most dental issues , including dental carries is a simple bacteria. We've been dealing with bacteria , extremely well, since the first vaccine. And for 30 years , there has been research for a vaccine. So where is it ?

Well, one company , oragenics was ready for clinical trials. But it seem[1] that, due to a very restrictive enrollment criteria they couldn't enrol people to their clinical trial.Due to that and to further uncertainity due to fda , they stopped the clinical trial waiting for "partnering opportunities".

Such a shame. I wonder how and what could restart that project ?

[1]hsprod.investis.com/site/irwizard/orni/ir.jsp?page=sec_item_new&ipage=8899679&DSEQ=1&SEQ=19&SQDESC=SECTION_PAGE&exp=&subsid=41

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