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End of fillings in sight as scientists find Alzheimer's drug makes teeth grow back
Fillings could be consigned to history after scientists discovered that a drug already trialled in Alzheimer's patients can encourage tooth regrowth and repair cavities. Researchers at King's College London found that the drug Tideglusib stimulates the stem cells contained in the pulp of teeth so that they generate new dentine – the mineralised material under the enamel.
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Dentists find tooth root pulp can become an alternative source of stem cells.
A team of dentists and scientists from the University of Nevada, has found a rich new source of stem cells. Tooth root pulps, they discovered, were home to both pluripotent and multipotent cells. The team also developed a way to extract them without damaging the cells.
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An Alzheimer's Drug Has Been Found to Help Teeth Repair Themselves in Just 6 Weeks
Dental fillings may soon be left in the ash heap of history, thanks to a recent discovery about a drug called Tideglusib.
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Scientists have found a drug that can repair cavities and regrow teeth
A new discovery about a drug developed for Alzheimer's patients might replace fillings for cavity repair. Tideglusib stimulates stem cells in the pulp of teeth, promoting new dentine production and natural tooth repair.
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Mother sues dentist son to repay tuition
Taiwan's top court has ordered a man to pay his mother almost $1m (£710,000) for raising him and funding his dentistry training. The mother signed a contract with her son in 1997, when he was 20 years old, stating he would pay her 60% of his monthly income after qualifying. She took him to court after he refused to pay her for several years.
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Instead of Filling Cavities, Dentists May Soon Regenerate Teeth
Researchers recently discovered certain drugs, including one developed to treat Alzheimer’s, stimulate innate self-repair mechanisms
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How Dental Inequality Hurts Americans
Lack of dental care through Medicaid not only harms people’s health, but has negative economic implications as well. By Austin Frakt.
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This 3D-printing startup helps orthodontists straighten your teeth
It’s time to welcome another startup to the clear-teeth-aligner market. Meet ArchForm, a Y Combinator-backed teeth-aligner software startup that lets orthodontists create, design and 3D print aligners within their own offices.
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Medicare Doesn’t Equal Dental Care. That Can Be a Big Problem
Oral health cannot properly be considered apart from the health of the rest of the body. By Austin Frakt.
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Portraits by Martinus
Both are 75 by 115 cm, done in acrylics and spraypaint and both are for sale. The one with the joint is a selfportrait, the other one is from my best friend, two hours after he got his new teeth.
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Goodbye Dental Implants, Dentist Grows New Teeth in Just 9 Weeks
Dr. Jeremy Mao and his team from Columbia University were able to regrow teeth using stem cells as a ‘scaffold’ for the new tooth to grow over. Dr. Mao goes on to explain, “The missing tooth is replaced with stem cells from your body, and the tooth starts merging to the surrounding tissue on its own. This boosts the regeneration process and results in regrowth of the tooth in record time.” Essentially, this could mean the end of expensive dental surgeries used to replace damaged or missing teeth in the near future.
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Peptide-based biogenic dental product may cure cavities
Researchers at the University of Washington have designed a convenient and natural product that uses proteins to rebuild tooth enamel and treat dental cavities.
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Braces Have Made Snoring a Modern Health Problem
Over the ages our teeth and our tongue have become ever more crowded by the shrinking of the human jaw.
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Child skull by Martinus
Going old school with new school paint. :-)
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Dentist travels 13,000 miles to check teeth
Penny Granger makes an epic journey every year to examine the teeth of people living in one of the remotest places on earth.
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Gorilla youngster tries to pull out loose baby tooth
It looks like Lope is going to get a visit from the tooth fairy! The gorilla youngster from the Twycross Zoo in England manages to lose one of his baby teeth
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Enamel regeneration breakthrough could end tooth decay agony, scientists say
Scientists claim they have developed a material that could help regenerate tooth enamel to prevent decay and sensitivity. Enamel, the outer coating of the teeth, is the hardest tissue in the body and can resist extreme temperatures and acidic food and drinks. But unlike other tissues it cannot regrow, leading to pain and tooth loss for roughly 50% of the world's population.
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Here's What Happened When an Alaskan City Took Fluoride Out of Their Drinking Water
Despite what dentists keep telling us about the protective effects of fluoride on people's teeth, virulent myths insisting otherwise somehow manage to persist.
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Stem Cell Dental Implants Grow New Teeth In 2 Months!
A new groundbreaking discovery might make implants and dentures a thing of the past. This could change the lives of millions of people around the world. Most people who have dentures or implants have experienced some level of irritation or discomfort, pain, difficulty eating, or infections from their dental technology.
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Managing stress may improve oral health, says Nova Scotia Dental Association
The report says that although stress can be naturally occurring, excessive stress can lead to unhealthy habits, including poor oral hygiene.
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