Humans May Be Able to Grow New Teeth Within Just 6 Years
Humans May Be Able to Grow New Teeth Within Just 6 Years
Scientists are on the verge of a dental miracle.
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9 out of 10 dentists disagree.
20 2 ReplyWhy?
More teeth More MONEEYYY.....
2 0 ReplyLol planned obsolescence even for teeth
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Oh I’m sure dentists will be very happy to poke more holes in even more teeth.
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Implants are already far too expensive, so I can only imagine the premium they would charge for real teeth.
13 1 ReplyLast time this came up it was a treatment for people who had genetic issues growing teeth in the first place.
This isn't for replacing teeth that were lost in adulthood.
12 5 ReplyIf the trial is successful, the researchers hope the drug will become available for all forms of toothlessness sometime around 2030.
At the top of the article
14 0 ReplyToothlessness does not mean a lost tooth. But if I'm wrong, I'd be glad to be wrong.
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This is the same tech. Great for people with no teeth, bad for chad.
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what will the legal limit be on number and length of teeth. important
2 0 ReplyWhat is the economic benefit of this?
And if there is no or little economic benefit, what chance is there that we will ever see it happen?
5 9 ReplyChances are people who can afford it would pay a lot for this.
So it'll start out as a luxury treatment. We just have to hope it works well and they can bring the costs down.
If it works out cheaper than dealing with other dental costs hopefully countries with socialised healthcare will pick it up.
22 0 ReplyWhat’s the economic benefit of hair transplants? Or any other cosmetic surgery for that matter.
13 0 ReplyTeeth are far more than cosmetic. The benefits of a good set of teeth for nutritional health, let alone the costs of poor tooth health on your general health would make this an economic benefit.
6 0 ReplyExactly. Cosmetic surgery is where the real money is at.
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I assume it will be an expensive treatment
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