“Dental enamel has a unique structure, which gives enamel its remarkable properties that protect our teeth throughout life against physical, chemical, and thermal insults,” said lead author Dr. Abshar Hasan
This man doesn’t just disapprove of people mistreating their teeth, he is personally insulted by it. A true dentist.
I could never ever work in that field, it gives me the ick. So I appreciate people who can.
Also enamel is the hardest substance in your body; AFAIK chemically it is indeed interesting and hard (ha) to emulate with other bio-safe materials.
I could never ever work in that field, it gives me the ick. So I appreciate people who can.
It’s almost as bad being married to someone that works in that field.
My wife is a dental hygienist. Some of the horrific shit she sends me would turn your stomach. And then the experiences she’s had working on teeth… Just so so gross. 🤮🤮
I feel like that should have maybe been a red flag while dating.
But I made this wonderful scarf!
But will it allow us to create new body armors, is what I want to know.
Simply line yourself with the teeth of your enemies (if they flossed regularly)
Hmmm maybe þe stench of þe rotting teeþ of your enemies who had poor dental hygiene would be a more effective deterrent?
If þey didn’t have poor hygiene, why were þey your enemies?
Hard is usually opposed to strong. It doesn’t take much force to break a tooth—ive done it!
You could just regrow þe armor “within weeks”.
1/10 dentists disagree with this guy.
Hands you a bloody 2X4…not anymore!
The researchers used extracted human molars as an ex vivo model, first etching their enamel or dentine surfaces with acid to mimic different stages of tooth erosion. They then applied a single coating of the biomimetic elastin-like recombinamer (ELR) gel and let it dry. Finally, the teeth were immersed in carefully controlled mineralization baths that replicated the ionic environment of saliva.
Keep in mind this hasn’t been shown to actually help teeth in someone’s mouth.
Just from that, it seems like its a patch job, not capable of regrowing from zero.
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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.
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.
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.
I no longer get excited about medical innovation because I know I’ll never be able to afford to benefit from any of it. I’m lucky to have gotten vaccinated as a child while that was still legal for the poors
It would be really incredible if they can manage to make this an OTC offering. This is huge.
After reading that article, this feels like something that I would want a trained professional to oversee.
Maybe similar to fluoride, there can be a low-concentration version OTC, with the strong professional version only being available directly.
How many times have I read this headline…
How long until the dental restoration industry lobbies it out to be banned, so they can keep selling their photoshop jobs of people smiling with new teeth alongside crowns and implants, all at an inflated price?
It already happens with nano-hydroxyapatite pastes. In Europe you find them at the supermarket for 5 euro, in USA you need a prescription and it’s sold for $$$
Hopefully in the right place.
Congrats, you’re now a narwhal
Behold my new chitinous armour plates!
Don’t give the military ideas like that.
I’ve heard about something like this back in 90s for the first time. I guess we won’t see anything ever. Big tooth won’t allow it 😂
You’re telling me I’ve been brushing twice a day all my life for nothing?
Man, what a bummer.
I bet the catch here is it could accidentally grow anywhere in the body as long as it mimics what our mouth has (saliva). Imagine growing enamel in our tongues or throat.
Doesn’t matter without an anchor point
Without burning your tongue this time?
First you must remove the tongue
Not gonna help anyone with broken ones
There’s another treatment on the horizon though that grows entirely new teeth. There’s an article with a pic of a ferret showing an entirely new tooth that was grown. I think it’s a research group in Japan that managed it?
These techs together mean some pretty exciting things coming in a decade or two for shitty teeth when the technologies mature.
You’re fun at parties, huh?
