▲ 847 ▼ Breakthrough gel can regenerate tooth enamel within weeks (newatlas.com) submitted 1 year ago by Domino to c/technology@lemmy.world 132 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] AmidFuror@fedia.io 122 points 1 year ago (4 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Goretantath@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago (2 children) Just from that, it seems like its a patch job, not capable of regrowing from zero. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] deathbird@mander.xyz 7 points 1 year ago I definitely saw lots of ads on AliExpress for gels that would regrow your teeth before their algorithm realized I wasn't there for that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mastertigurius@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago To be fair, the research is on regenerating, not regrowing. I wouldn't expect regrowing lost teeth to be possible any time soon, unless some kind of bio 3D-printing method became available. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies) [–] Gigasser@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago My guess is that they can slowly regrow lost enamel under fillings, slowly build back up later by layer until a filling is no longer needed. What would be amazing is a cure for gum disease. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Goretantath@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago (2 children) Just from that, it seems like its a patch job, not capable of regrowing from zero. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] deathbird@mander.xyz 7 points 1 year ago I definitely saw lots of ads on AliExpress for gels that would regrow your teeth before their algorithm realized I wasn't there for that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mastertigurius@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago To be fair, the research is on regenerating, not regrowing. I wouldn't expect regrowing lost teeth to be possible any time soon, unless some kind of bio 3D-printing method became available. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies)
[+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] deathbird@mander.xyz 7 points 1 year ago I definitely saw lots of ads on AliExpress for gels that would regrow your teeth before their algorithm realized I wasn't there for that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deathbird@mander.xyz 7 points 1 year ago I definitely saw lots of ads on AliExpress for gels that would regrow your teeth before their algorithm realized I wasn't there for that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mastertigurius@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago To be fair, the research is on regenerating, not regrowing. I wouldn't expect regrowing lost teeth to be possible any time soon, unless some kind of bio 3D-printing method became available. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gigasser@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago My guess is that they can slowly regrow lost enamel under fillings, slowly build back up later by layer until a filling is no longer needed. What would be amazing is a cure for gum disease. permalink fedilink source parent