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Canadian Scientists Regrow Teeth

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the throw-out-your-toothbrush dept.

54mc writes "APL reports that Canadian Scientists have created the first device able to regrow teeth and bones. The researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton filed patents earlier this month in the United States for the tool based on low-intensity pulsed ultrasound technology after testing it on a dozen dental patients in Canada."

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  1. Inevitable Discovery by supafly613 · · Score: 4, Funny

    This was a 2 phase discovery:

    Phase 1 - Invent a sport where a piece of equipment that, at times, travels towards your face at 160 km/hour and weighs only 170 grams.

    Phase 2 - Invent a way to grow teeth back due to resulting injury from Phase 1

    It's a Canadian make-work program :)

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    1. Re:Inevitable Discovery by rs79 · · Score: 4, Funny

      "I don't understand why people always associate Hockey with missing teeth."

      Uh, because of all the missing teeth?

      This story was front page news in the Globe and Mail (Canada's national newspaper) yesterday a with the headline "new hope for hocky players" (or something like that) and had pictures of vintage and current toothless hocky players.

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  2. This notice is to inform you... by PixelPirate · · Score: 4, Funny

    This notice hereby notifies you, Tooth Fairy that you are hereby no longer needed as your job has been outsourced to Canada. We hope you will find our severance package of 6 months teeth as well as full dental to be more than generous. Also note that you are hereby banned from acting in the capacity of ortho-collector for a period of 8 years, and any attmpt to circumvent this will lead to a termination of the aforementioned benefits.

    -The Management

  3. Canada has really young scientists by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Canadian Scientists Regrow Teeth"
    A group of Canadian scientists in the age from 4 to 10 has successfully regrown their teeth after they mysteriously lost them.

  4. It makes sense that this comes from Canada... by i_want_you_to_throw_ · · Score: 4, Funny

    What with all those hockey players losing teeth. It was either there or Kentucky where people also don't have teeth. Interestingly that's where the toothbrush was invented. Otherwise it would have been called the teethbrush.

    Thanks, I'll be here all week, enjoy the veal.

    (Disclaimer: I am a Kentuckian)

  5. I won't believe it... by jkrise · · Score: 5, Funny

    until they prove it on these (currently) toothless specimens:
    1. The Justice dept. (SCO vs IBM)
    2. The anti-trust dept. (MS vs US)
    3. Other suggestions welcome...

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  6. Just freakin' great. by Khaed · · Score: 5, Funny

    We can grow teeth now. Next step, growing teeth in places not the mouth.

    Now all those nightmares I have about a woman with teeth in her vagina are going to come true.

    Thanks a lot Canada!!

    1. Re:Just freakin' great. by prionic6 · · Score: 4, Funny

      So you have a problem with sticking your genitals into a female body part that has teeth in it?

  7. Regrow Teeth by rocketjam · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thweet!

  8. Re:Medical research is too slow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes. He's a manager, they can do that.

  9. Re:So how exactly does it work? by Massacrifice · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, low frequency ultrasound means they just speak to the jaw gently until they convince it to regrow a new tooth.

    It's the canadian way; american scientists would come to the same results by menacing the offending jawbone with a large-caliber pistol and shouting at it.

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