Trials begin on lozenge that rebuilds tooth enamel

Post by fighterpilot » Sun, May 30, 2021, 9:34 AM UTC

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Haha, I was just going to say this. My 4 cup habit a day has destroyed any chance of having white teeth. They aren’t bad, but they aren’t white.

They aren't 'supposed' to be white; pure white teeth are bleached teeth, it's not natural. (I suppose truly natural is also unhealthy, but my point is perfectly healthy teeth can be - and are , without other non-health-improving intervention - less than pure white.)

Post by useryman » Sun, May 30, 2021, 9:42 AM UTC

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I used to work with a few orthopedic surgeons over a couple years and discovered a lot of the tools used during surgery for bones or hard materials in the body really aren't all that different than what you'd find at a hardware store. Usually tools are a bit more precise, materials are a bit more stringently regulated, and everything is typically well sterilized but when it comes to the physical mechanics, they're ab…

Weirdly, knowing this has helped me. My mind can imagine all kinds of horrific things happening with the sound and feeling of dental tools, so it's rather reassuring to be "Oh, yeah, that's what a glorified Dremel would sound like."

Post by useryman » Sun, May 30, 2021, 9:48 AM UTC

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As a european who got dental care in two countries: I never heard of freezing at the dentist! What do they freeze exactly? How does it relate to anestesia? Medical care seems to have a lot of weird country-specific traditions, e.g. in Hungary it's apparently common to fill small kids' healthy teeth if the groves are too deep so they're simpler to clean and they don't get cavities. I had never heard of such a thing be…

They inject something in the gums that removes sensitivity there so you feel nothing, and then have half your face frozen for 4h afterwards because it acts on the nearby nerves that control your facial muscles. Having experienced both (frozen and not frozen), I can't tell what's better. The feeling when they're digging in the tooth without freezing isn't great but it's not painful either; the feeling when they put a…

Post by Giorgi » Sun, May 30, 2021, 9:53 AM UTC

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A whole dental line has been available in Germany for years - Apacare [0]. [0]: https://www.apacare.com/

I just found they have a gum solution as well - GengiGel [0]. [0]: https://www.gengigel.de/

Post by ce4 » Sun, May 30, 2021, 9:56 AM UTC

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Back problems, bruxism, migraines - have you had yourself tested for some bacterial infection like e.g. lyme or bartonella? Just to have that excluded before treating symptoms. I've had all of this for years (more like decades) plus different additional symptoms and got diagnosed last year. The ongoing treatment is not for the faint of heart but symptoms are on the retreat since. PS: I've grown up in rural Germany an…

What other bacterial infections could cause these symptoms aside from lyme and bartonella? Would such an infection be able to explain chronic symptoms over a 1-2 year period?