Smile! A new Canadian tool can re-grow teeth say inventors

Agence France-Presse ^ | June 28, 2006 | AFP

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[Brett66]

Wow, I wonder how long it would take for FDA approval? I had a molar removed a few years ago, I didn't want to spend the money to get a porcelain replacement.

[LizardQueen]

Wow. I wonder if it works on soft tissue too? Could be used to regenerate pancreatic cells in diabetics?

LQ

[Paleo Conservative]

Damned! I just spent thousands of dollars on crowns and veneers.

[scottteng]

Great I need a new eye tooth

[TheLion]

Interesting indeed. I remember reading an article about regrowing teeth with stem cells. Working on this in England, I think.

[VOA]

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[Rockingham]

Well, I have it worse: I am about to lay out painfully large sums for two crowns and some bridgework. A-g-e is stalking me and closing.

[Purdue Pete]

Here you go...you wished for it, looks like you might get it. Hope it's not hype.

[Spirited]

Willing to be a guinea pig for this.

[ApplegateRanch]

...and it STAYS stimulated, so a new, full set of teeth begins growing in every 3-4 years, forcing the extraction of the previous set.

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

Canadian scientist ping.

[ladyjane]

I wonder if it will be useful for people with osteoporosis.

[anymouse]

...and it STAYS stimulated, so a new, full set of teeth begins growing in every 3-4 years, forcing the extraction of the previous set.

Land shark. ;B

[Ichneumon]

Damned! I just spent thousands of dollars on crowns and veneers.

If this works, I doubt they'll charge a whole lot less for the "new tooth" treatments as opposed to the cost of crowns and veneers, so...

[Paleo Conservative]

If this works, I doubt they'll charge a whole lot less for the "new tooth" treatments as opposed to the cost of crowns and veneers, so...

I was just kidding about the disappointment. This stuff is years away from actually being a feasible treatment. I wouldn't be surprised if this were priced higher than conventional cosmetic dental restoration methods. I would rather have real teeth than porcelain crowns on my upper incisors. Quite frankly it would be great if I could grow a new set of teeth every 25 years or so. All my teeth were discolored by exposure to tetracycline, and it is impossible to get rid of that discoloration. I got a couple of veneers on my bicuspids just so I could get a lighter shade of across all four teeth.

[Ichneumon]

Quite frankly it would be great if I could grow a new set of teeth every 25 years or so.

That would be a huge boon to almost everyone, myself included.

All my teeth were discolored by exposure to tetracycline, and it is impossible to get rid of that discoloration.

I feel your pain, as a kid I lived in a city that overdid the flouride in the water supply, with a similar result.

[fanfan]

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[backhoe]

Years ago, I read a report ( with no further confirmation ) about a woman nearly a hundred years old who grew a new set of teeth. Always wondered about it.