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New 'painless' treatment to repair teeth

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Re: New 'painless' treatment to repair teeth

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Post by yogipatel »

A little more skepticism:

> Instead of filling the root canal with artificial materials that may pose bio-compatibility problems

Gutta-percha[1] is what is traditionally used to fill the empty canals. It is used because of its bio-compatibility and inertness. The most common complication of a root canal procedure is inadequate cleaning of the canals and related tissues, not bad apical sealing.

1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutta-percha

Re: New 'painless' treatment to repair teeth

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Post by sanoli »

spikels wrote: post #27
aestra wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"..misunderstandings and neglect create more confusion in this world than trickery and malice. At any rate, the last two are certainly much less frequent." — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I completely agree that ignorance and laziness are much more representative of humane behavior than deceit and evil. And I believe it is just good practice to always assume the best intentions in others for your own peace and happiness. However in this case the 'painless' claim which is the most appealing element of the story appears to have been made up - it appears nowhere in the longer article, abstract or patent.

Sorry about this, but you mean 'human' instead of 'humane', right?

Re: New 'painless' treatment to repair teeth

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Post by jtheory »

amalag wrote: post #15
kuschku wrote: post #7

> 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.

I was under the impression that the tooth was the same after this treatment.

Ah, no -- this is the same as a regular root canal (including drilling out the original inside of the tooth), except that instead of filling in the tooth with an inert cement, they've sorted out a way to have flesh regrown inside the tooth (below a plug)... though there will be no nerve, so you have flesh inside of a drilled-out, plugged tooth instead of a fully-restored tooth.

Re: New 'painless' treatment to repair teeth

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Post by spikels »

sanoli wrote: post #34
spikels wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I completely agree that ignorance and laziness are much more representative of humane behavior than deceit and evil. And I believe it is just good practice to always assume the best intentions in others for your own peace and happiness. However in this case the 'painless' claim which is the most appealing element of the story appears to have been made up - it appears nowhere in the longer article, abstract or patent.

Sorry about this, but you mean 'human' instead of 'humane', right?

Right I meant "human" - sorry for the typo, too late to fix now.

Re: New 'painless' treatment to repair teeth

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Post by delackner »

forgottenpaswrd wrote: post #26
toomuchtodo wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 Stevia? It grows really well in my backyard. Smells badly(but tastes sweet) but is a great sugar replacement for making lemonade or ice cream or sweets without the high glycemic index. You also probably have to learn to brush your teeth better. When I was a kid I had lots of cavities, then I learned that I was doing it badly(I had plaque and tartar in my teeth and I got used to it). No one really told…

They sell Stevia powder packets that look just like sugar packets, albeit much finer powder.

Re: New 'painless' treatment to repair teeth

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Post by dclowd9901 »

adwf wrote: post #9

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).

Just out of curiosity, didn't they deaden your nerve befor they went in and drilled and cleaned it? Once that did that for me, it was no more painful than getting a cavity filled...
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