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[-] pyrinix@kbin.melroy.org 24 points 1 month ago

Teeth has got to be one of the most disrespected and undervalued parts of your body. Your body's other bones can heal but then it's like "fuck your teeth, I'm not doing shit about them". And then we got health insurance companies who have the gall to not consider teeth an important part of your body that should be covered, got to get it separately and the costs are fundamental.

I mean, you smile with these things and they are key responsible for how you digest food, by chewing on it before swallowing. You can't just swallow whole pieces of food without risk of choking on them at somepoint.

You can pretty much die from bad teeth, like rot and cavities. It is just a matter of when.

[-] frongt@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 month ago

A tooth infection can easily spread to your brain and kill you. It's a very short path.

But even if your teeth are just regular bad, that affects how you can eat, and eating is kind of important to living.

[-] db2@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

The best description for teeth in the context of insurance that I've ever heard was "luxury bones".

[-] Zozano@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Not to mention a tiny fucking hole in them is one of the the most painful experiences in life which only ends if you see a dentist, wait for it to rot, or rip the tooth out yourself.

And that's not even mentioning how fucked the average persons diet is, it's practically guaranteed to happen eventually, without intervention.

[-] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

Then there is the constant risk of biting on something hard and busting a tooth. I've had it happen 3 fucking times.

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[-] Prove_your_argument@piefed.social 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

[...] will administer the treatment to patients between the ages of 2 to 7 who are missing at least four teeth

Yeah, even if this is approved in some form.. growing new teeth for young children is not the same as for adults. Very weird this is the population they're testing on. I'd think they would be testing on people with 10+ missing teeth in their 40s, 50s, 60s+

[...]these treatments are currently focused on patients with congenital tooth deficiency

Again, not for us.

[-] Sumocat@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

You skipped right past the paragraph before that one describing the adult study that needs to succeed prior to the start of the child study.

Now, scientists will see just how similar, because humans are undergoing a similar trial. Lasting 11 months, this study focuses on 30 males between the ages of 30 and 64—each missing at least one tooth. The drug will be administered intravenously to prove its effectiveness and safety, and luckily, no side effects have been reported in previous animal studies.

[-] Zorque@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago
[-] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 13 points 1 month ago

i keep seein this story with zero details on application efficacy.. and now i see a thing where theyre giving the drug intravenously??

how do they know it will grow a tooth in a human being and how does it target a lost tooth if not administered directly?

[-] AmidFuror@fedia.io 15 points 1 month ago

The teeth grow everywhere, and you just pull out the ones you don't want.

[-] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 7 points 1 month ago

I'm reminded of the phrase vagina dentata

[-] Zorque@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago
[-] Firoaren@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

It ain't no passin' craze

[-] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 4 points 1 month ago

reminds me of a movie

I've seen one of these talked about before, and the mechanism seemed to be in that one that there's a gene in our DNA that triggers us to grow new teeth (that's how we replace our baby teeth with adult teeth), but that that gene turns off after we grow in our set of adult teeth. It's apparently the same gene that allows sharks to grow new teeth. What the drug does is it turns that gene back on, allowing us to grow new teeth to replace lost ones.

This might not be the same study though, as I've also seen one previously years ago that was about a drug that turned on a gene in our teeth to allow them to repair the enamel in them and fill in cavities by putting biodegradable gauze soaked in the drug inside a cavity and letting the tooth do the rest.

[-] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

Been hearing this claim for 20 years. Let me know where and when I can sign up for the trails.

[-] murmelade@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

It's always 5 years away though, this one is 4! We're making progress.

[-] epik_kiwi@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago

24 years is way worse than 5

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

I’ve been hearing about re-growing teeth for 20 years. Still nothing. It’s right up there with nuclear fusion.

[-] minkymunkey_7_7@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Cold nuclear fusion. We were quite successful with the hot kind, uncontrolled.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Not just cold fusion. We are still working on creating hot fusion reactions that are controlled. That honestly makes sense. It's kinda weird that we were able to theorize the uncontrolled reaction of fission, and then used that to create a mostly kinda stable controlled fission reactor.

[-] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I mean, we can make fusion happen, but it's not exactly useful outside of turning things into not things anymore.

[-] 3abas@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

That's what they said...

[-] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago

Rich humans. Us peasants won't be able to.

[-] BonkTheAnnoyed@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Grow them... where?

...toe teeth!

Edit: my 100th comment!

That's it. Not gonna brush my teeth anymore. Just gonna grow new ones. Maybe sell them. Grow more. Smile big.

[-] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Nah. Because

Sweet dreams.

[-] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

The reason toddlers have such cute chubby cheeks… because they’re chock full of teeth :D

[-] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

Not a dentist, but isnt the root cause of a lot of our dental problems, the loss of gums and the inability of our stupid gums to heal and grow back?

[-] orclev@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Gum disease could lead to tooth loss but the primary way people lose them is through infections due to cavities. The infection weakens the tooth and the jawbone it's rooted in as well as can lead to loss of the root nerve. At a certain point the tooth is too loose or weak and has to be removed to prevent further infection and/or to treat the existing infection.

[-] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

Popular mechanics is a terrible source. They post click bait trash like this on a consistent basis.

[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

They've been doing it since before clickbait was even a thing!

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Bruh I'm gonna grow so many teeth. I wonder if we'll be able to get crocodile teeth.

Like can I get just one crocodile tooth that hangs over my lip?

[-] CubitOom@infosec.pub 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I want some on my knuckles so I can punch and chew at the same time.


I came here to chew bubble gum and punch Nazis, and I can do both those things with my hands.

[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

No they won't.

This is the same as "humans may live on a mara colony in 10 years!"

No they won't, not even close.

This article is bullshit and so is the entire site, it's all djinn economy, all wishes and fantasy with a clickbait header to make sure you go there to watch the ads to make them money.

[-] tomkatt@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I they're gonna take 4 years to grow, I'll just stick with fillings.

[-] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

Popular Mechanics wrote an article saying exactly this same thing like 10 years ago.

[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Did they? I can't find it.

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 1 month ago

That's a long time to grow a tooth. Can they do anything to speed that up? I'd like a new set of chompers by next week.

[-] radiouser@crazypeople.online 1 points 1 month ago

Swear articles like this get pushed every few years. Let me know when it's a reality I can get at my local dentist.

[-] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

4 Years? I can grow a new set in 1.

[-] incompetent@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago
[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Punching children in the mouth and stealing loose teeth.

/s

[-] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

By making babies, most get their first 6 or so by age one

[-] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago
[-] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

Everything is expensive at first, before getting cheaper in the long rub

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