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Tooth Regeneration Coming Soon
Ponca City, We love you writes "For thousands of years, losing teeth has been a routine part of human aging. Now the Washington Post reports that researchers are close to growing important parts of teeth from stem cells, including creating a living root from scratch, perhaps within one year. According to Pamela Robey of the NIH. 'Dentists say, "Give me a root and I can put a crown on it."' In a few years dentists will treat periodontal disease with regeneration by using stem cells to create hard and soft tissue; they will take out a tooth that is about to fall, and reconnect it firmly to the regenerated tissue. Although nobody is predicting when it will be possible to grow teeth on demand, in adults, to replace missing ones, a common guess is five to ten years. Baby and wisdom teeth are sources of stem cells that could be 'banked' for future health needs, says Robey. 'When you think about it, the teeth children put under their pillows may end up being worth much more than the tooth fairy's going rate. Plus, if you still have your wisdom teeth, it's nice to know you're walking around with your own source of stem cells.'"
This research bites!
Vampire teeth I guess.
My parents were good to me, they adjusted the 25-cents a tooth they got for inflation... wonder what I'll have to pay my kids?
Plus, if you still have your wisdom teeth
I don't have them ... my dentist finally convinced me to have them removed a couple years ago.
The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
A couple of years after having a tooth extracted, a new one came in, and his dentist was going over his older x-rays to make sure that the tooth coming in hadn't been there all along. Apparently it's a very rare thing, but not completely unheard of, and we all grow teeth at least once in our lives.
-jcr
The only title of honor that a tyrant can grant is "Enemy of the State."
Now the replacement after the painful procedure will ALSO be able to rot and hurt like the original. Fuck yeah !
(only half joking. I was really happy after a root channel treatment, as that damn think was finally dead and not able to hurt anymore. In constrast to the year before.)
HI O WISE PRINCE. WHT TOOK U SO DAM LONG?
Maybe one day.
Patent Applied For. :P
Is this thing on? Check. Check.
One thing that's often ignored is that some people have naturally "harder" teeth than others. I, unfortunately, am "blessed" with the softer variety. I put out the effort: brush vigorously, regularly, flossing daily, etc. and my teeth are just horrible, and probably a third are basically just plastic. I am one of my Dentist's best customers.
My wife, on the other hand, simply doesn't have to spend nearly as much effort on her teeth. She brushes and all, but she has gorgeous teeth and puts in only modest effort. I see the same in our children. Some have her teeth, put out little effort and consistently have nice, white teeth and no cavities, while others have mine, and brush regularly only to have cavities every single visit.
Finally, I can grow new teeth!?!? Oh wait, they'll be *MY* teeth? With *MY* crappy-ass tooth genes?
(to my wife) Eh, babe? (Ahem) Mind if I have one of your wisdom teeth?
I have no problem with your religion until you decide it's reason to deprive others of the truth.
Lets say I loose a tooth in a Wii accident, will the new one be identical?
the irony is that the people who would benefit more from such advancement (the toothless poor who cant bite a beefjerk at the age of 21) will not be able to afford such treatment.
'Dentists say, "Give me a root and I can put a crown on it."'
This is the same thing that a king says when looking for a potential queen.
Homonyms are fun!
You're driving your car, but they're riding their bikes there.
to me and I am a Christian who used to be against it. But if it can be proven to save lives and grow new bones and teeth, maybe even grow back limbs and eyes, it might be a miracle technology.
Stem cells need not be gotten from aborted babies but from adult cells like wisdom teeth, brilliant! I am sure even Jesus would approve of that. :)
Too bad I had my wisdom teeth taken out, they were impacting my molars. They looked like an octopus and the dentist/surgeon had a hard time pulling them out, and one was pulled out too late that it damaged one of my regular teeth and it had to come out too. Now my regular tooth that is gone, might be grown back in five or ten years in the future. Not that I miss it or anything, but 32 teeth is better than 31 teeth.
I just want to know if teeth can be hermetically sealed like in Star Trek so I can skip brushing them. I can't find any type of toothpaste that I don't gang and throw up on yet. I even gag and sometimes throw up when the dentist is just picking at my teeth.
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I inherited disease-prone teeth from my dad, but my wife has awesome teeth and hardly ever flosses. I'm 34, I brush and floss three times a day with the precision only a nerd can provide...still, I'm just barely holding my 'gum pockets' at 3mm.
I hope our kids get her teeth genes!
Blar.
When are journalists going to learn that it takes 10 years to get from the lab to market? And when it comes to anything medical, add another 10 years for clinical trials.
How we know is more important than what we know.
I never grew wisdom teeth. Any. Although it does say baby teeth can be used as well...and I have four of those intact still since I never grew permanents for those. But do those have to be pulled?? Nooo thanks.
...I'm glad that I've still got all four of my wisdom teeth! Sounds like they will be good insurance towards healthy teeth in my later years. Actually, I wonder if this biotechnology will spell the end to the "convenience" removal of wisdom teeth.
My teeth are crap.
I'm combining a weak enamel with deep crevices, a tendency to eat wrong and brush too rarely or too superficially, and apparently I gnash my teeth while asleep.
This degree of regeneration would be worth a great lot to me...
... do you get baby teeth?
You could also tell people you are just like the aborted fetus used to create your teeth, you weren't born yesterday.
I got a dime. Kids.
The cost of that cleanup, of course, will be borne by taxpayers, not industry.
the tooth fairy cuold really clean up with a nice profit margin.
Non impediti ratione cogitationus.
"Plus, if you still have your wisdom teeth, it's nice to know you're walking around with your own source of stem cells."
I knew I was keeping those for a reason
Screw growing back teeth, I want to know when we can have the genetically modified Streptococcus Mutans. Like 5 years ago, researchers announced they'd developed a strain of s.mutans (the bacteria responsible for most tooth decay) that doesn't excrete lactic acid. Once subjects' mouths were inoculated, the modified s.mutans completely took over, pushing the damaging strain out. Once inoculated you're theoretically 99% cavity free for the rest of your life. Is the ADA lobbying to keep it off the market because fillings and such are such a big money maker? Wouldn't surprise me.
If a job's not worth doing, it's not worth doing right.
Tooth Regeneration Coming Thoon
Back in my day when we lost our teeth we had to pay the tooth fairy $100 for each tooth we lost. She said the $100 was for "protection" - from tooth decay we assumed...of course we learned the awful truth when little Johnny refused to pay, and that crazy bitch knocked out the rest of his teeth with a baseball bat.
A dime?! That we could have been so lucky!
Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure everything I just said is completely wrong.
The British finally have something to celebrate!
Whatever happened to the ultrasound regeneration thing I heard about two years ago? http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=305b49c4-e413-4bf8-a2de-4fabbc165581&k=70530 Too good to be true?
If you read about Count Saint Germain, then you'll know that he was around from the most inspired years of Deutchland and the surrounding areas from the years 1200 to present. His longevity was known only to his students, but that was not conferred to them. Supposedly among his many talents, was re-growing all the teeth using what the students dubbed "his master's white drops." Apparently, when a certain elixir was drunk, then within the day all your teeth fell out and then new ones regrew in the same places within 1 Year. Now, let's reason that if this was a hoax and the witnesses to this were idiots or gullible scientists, then perhaps it could have been a kind of 1-time wash that stopped all the bacteria from corroding the enamel and caused each tooth add new layers of calcium at such a rate that it appeared the old teeth dropped out and new ones took their place. But then again, all the scripture points that the physical tooth would simply fall out and a new one would come in its place. I have experienced to witness of this before over in the California city of Anaheim.
A friend in a glass-shoppe had verry small teeth; not large incisors, and somewhat delicate molars. Every month one of them would develop a wiggle and fall-out. Within maybe 3 more months a new one would poke through the gum. In all, maybe he would lose and regrew maybe 4 teeth a year: all baby teeth. Adult teeth never would grow, just an endless stream of baby teeth. His smile was perfect and nothing was out of order other than they appeared slightly small if you looked too hard.
Count Saint Germain wasn't far off from this, if ever there was an elixir that he made to entice this to happen.
Why not just regrow the tooth as the Canda researchers patented in 2006m care of Nature News:
"A group of researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton have filed a patent for a low-intensity pulsed ultrasound tool that can re-grow teeth and bones
The news solicits the public for opinion to research in the favor of the public, yet the legislation is written to embrace the profit of pharmaceutical companies and general commerce of whomever uses it as complement to whichever other experimentation they required for unrelated classified work that the public may not approve for its moral soundness.
Seeing that you take the high road in terms of legislation, you should consider the nature of the artificial persons of the State that need ask permission to do that which is favorable to the public. Those corporations need permission to do good because it was never in their character and charter to do good; It's a subconcious money-making entity that is foreign to the people and I don't mean a complementary relationship between a fungus and plant roots, more like cows grazing grass faster than the grass can grow.
One thing that has always puzzled me is that despite all the advances in technology, getting a crown is still VERY expensive. There has been no appreciable reduction in cost due to better manufacturing techniques, or better/cheaper materials. Compare this to say, lasik - when it was first introduced it cost about 4K per eye I think. Now it's a few hundred.
Maybe I got lucky or something, but my root canal (in a back molar with about 4 canals) didn't hurt at all. It hurt before because of the infection, but a bunch of ibuprofen plus local anaesthetic seemed to do the trick during, and it didn't really hurt at all afterwards (just somewhat sore, but not enough for me to need any painkillers).
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I always read that with a Yorkshire accent.
The cost of that cleanup, of course, will be borne by taxpayers, not industry.
Food does not corrode your teeth. If you think you have parasites or any kind of bacteria corroding your teeth, try this to remove it. Don't gargle the substance, use a funnel. Because most parasites and bacteria can't eat fiber foods, they are only attracted to sugars and that's how they base their operations. Mix 1 teaspoon of sugar to 1 teaspoon of turpentine, let it anneal for about 5 minutes, then poor that into a glass-held 8-ounces of water. The sugar bonds to the turpentine and when most bacteria and parasites sense the appealing sugar they eat and the bond breaks where the turpentine kills it all off. You should have a bowl movement within an hour, and you might not like what you see. I don't recommend gargling with this because of more effective treatments for your mouth, but then again this was more effect for your intestines in this way.
Another way of getting turpentine is pine-tree (needle) tea. If you over-boil the needles and branch too long, you get turpentine and that's why the drink was so helpful (if not the ascorbic acid) for people since the beginning.
...I'm going to track down that Army dentist who pulled my wisdom teeth for no good reason and punch him right in the mouth.
and, after initial co8mitterbase and Fucking confirmed: Survive at all
I'm so with you there. I have naturally strong teeth, or so my dentist tells me, but my parents were lax on dental hygiene because 'when they were kids it never mattered to them' or something. The resulting mess has cost me a lot of treatments. After moving out I have picked up the slack and my dentist says I should be for the most part okay now, but there may still be a couple of weak spots and some previously treated molars have been playing up. I'd love to be able to start with a clean plate, if only to see if good dental hygiene really could have prevented all that.
Just don't take the "issue" to an HMO, because they'll leave you penniless and toothless. A friend of mine back in Anaheim, California would regrow a mouthful of teeth every 2.5 to 3 years. They grew perfectly, which lends to the reasoning that tooth-growth is effected by what people put in their mouths. He never had any crooked teeth and he ate healthy. A visit to the HMO was where the pharmacy was about to prescribe him a retrovirus of theirs that would prevent his teeth from ever regrowing. Imagine that, an HMO allowing a custom-made virus to "correct" a beutiful smile. He declined and left California in absolute horror and rage.
I wouldn't be surprised if HIV/AIDS and all the new species of the embranced/over-extended FLU are military weapons to kill-off certain lines of genetics. I remember reading about some hookers in Sudan that had Immune Systems develop an immunity to HIV. The "american" pharmacies sent their doctors over to petition for an examination of the hookers. The corrupt, or shall we say "operating-as-usual" government used military force to coralle the hookers into some multi-cell labs where they were physically bound. After the experimentation concluded, they lost their ability to repel HIV/AIDS. Within 2 years, these 3 hookers were dead IIRC. Sounds like a Bio-Weapon to me, and you bet they kept detailed journals to the sophistory of enabling it to the newer reach of effectiveness.
I don't have any wisdom teeth, you insensitive clod!
"War makes me sad." - Me
... but think of the children. I need to chew! Teeth FTW in 2016!
I had 4 wisdom teeth taken out when I was 17.
Luckily for me, two more grew in almost 10 years later...
It's called "The Olympian." Only certain hookers can perform it, and the cost is extra. I wouldn't trust it though, but make sure the toothless chick that does it has a history of fist-fights because anything else would mean gingivitis or worse. A usual BJ is 30, intercourse is 200. The Olympian usually goes for 50 to 70. I think it's overrated though. Who'd want The Olympian from a brauny Meth-head or a buzzcut neonazi girl? I'll tell you who... Me! I'ld even pay 300 if she put the denchers in her vagina while I pounder her ass and let her gnaw on my hand.
"Tooth Regeneration Coming Soon - Millions of Rednecks Rejoice!"
Knowing Google's lust for data collection, the Soviet Union is still alive and well inside the psyche of Sergey Brin....
Was this posted by a python script that generates paranoid fantasies?
-jcr
The only title of honor that a tyrant can grant is "Enemy of the State."
The question is, can I regrow custom-designed teeth? What if I don't like my teeth in the first place? I don't want to regrow the same set of teeth again.
I was born with a severe lack of calcium. By the age of 3, I still didn't have any tooth. Not that it didn't grow, but the teeth were just like powder. When I ate, the teeth that just appeared in the morning were smashed by any food and swallowed along.
After taking a lot of calcium supplement (still do on a daily basis), eventually, they grew. the shape are fine, but they are grey. They are weak, cavities and rotten root canal are nasty problems. And that causes all kinds of gum problems, even with daily Listerine or salty water mouth wash.
Since high school, I always have to work extra to make that extra 5000 to 6000 more than others, every year, to take care of the teeth. Not to mention that it had been an obstacle to self-confidence for so many years.
Now, if can regrow my teeth, I certainly don't want to regrow the same set. Can I custom-design mine?
"Stem cells" are magic words to journalists. Listen, all the cells have the same DNA. There isn't all that much difference so waiting 10 years
should remove any difference -- pick any cell, you shouldn't need "stem cells".
The National Hockey League and the state of West Virginia.
I still have all four of my wisdom teeth too. Fortunately they came in straight and strong and I have had zero problems with them. When they were coming in, my dentist said if they come in alright that it will be good to leave them alone because if I ever have any problems later in life with my the rest of my molars that result in their complete loss, then those 3rd molars might come in handy as anchors for bridges. I'm almost 40 yrs old now and I've already had to have some 1st and 2nd molar filings and a crown put on one of my bicuspids after I broke it in an accident, so now I'm very glad I never had my wisdom teeth removed.
I suffered from chronic gum disease and cavity prone teeth almost all of my first fifty years, spent thousands for just about every dental procedure you can imagine and was told over and over, "We can save your teeth".
I finally got tired of the constant pain and infection and had all but a couple of teeth removed. I have a full upper denture and a couple of teeth on the lower jaw to hold a partial in place. Best dental work I ever had done.
forget tooth regeneration, I want my hair back. I can deal with dental implants- hell, i'll use the teeth of dead people if I have to... Just get rid of my bald spot!
Ok, the tooth regeneration thing is kinda cool, I will admit.
There is more to growing a tooth than stem cells. You can't just plant teeth like seeds in dirt. It has to attach to the right blood supply and the right nerve. Teeth do not sit in bone; so you can implant them like titanium screws. They need a periodontal ligament which supports the tooth in the bone and allows it to flex. The ligament has to attach to the bone as well as the tooth. That is one reason they cannot transplant teeth or even move your own wisdom teeth to the first or second molar position in your mouth.
It will happen, but it will take a lot longer than any researcher is willing to concede.
Used to be the ghouls would cruise around, mug some guy and take his kidney ... or more. Now, they
will just do a tooth extraction for stem cells!
I find it laughable that Slashdot would tolerate posters moderating their own comments positive. Isn't there a rule that the same IP may not participate in a dispute while moderating the discussion for leverage in opinion? That wiley "Funny" post was moderated-up using an obvious QBASIC script, no-doubt compiled in Windows Vista. Wait -- wait, I don't need to hear evidence that it was "Funny", I just need bias to know that I should laugh.I am laughing at you, Anonymous Coward. I am laughing at you because I am providing evidence as follows*
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Killtown's "Was AIDS engineered" article, in your face summary that AIDS is synthetic breakdown of Immune System... http://killtown.911review.org/aids.html
Finalcall.com's "AIDS is man-made" and Dr. Boyd Graves... http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/printer_1597.shtml
Also in fat cells & cord blood.
Actually, it was just a regular python:
A friend of mine back in Anaheim, California would regrow a mouthful of teeth every 2.5 to 3 years.
We really need a -1 Disturbing.
As my teeth lack enamel, most of them are now crowns. Due to a infection I now require these crowns (my front top teeth canine to canine) to be removed so this tech can't come quick enough!
Teeth regrown in mice, in humans "within a decade": 2000
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/896134.stm
Toothpaste that fixes cavities: 2005
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1484271/Toothpaste-that-fixes-cavities-as-they-appear.html
Regrow dentine: 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1584014/Dental-fillings-could-become-a-thing-of-the-past.html
http://www.odontis.co.uk/ was set up a while ago as a commercial venture, they seem to be leading in this area.
this is the best thing I've heard in quite a while.
Dude! How many times have you read it?
If medicine were ever perfected, we'd all be the same.
...a man known as Willie "One-Tooth" Johnson just shed a single tear of joy.
For those of us with "soft" teeth (and you know who you are), this is a REALLY *bad* development! I don't want to re-grow my teeth. In fact, I want to get rid of the originals! I would REALLY like to see advances in implant technology, and a reduction in price. I'd like to have all my teeth replaced. I've already had seven root canals, at least two crowns (with six more on the way) - why can't I just get them all replaced?
(As an aside, most dentists seem to want to "save" teeth. I can't see any reason for this. Furthermore, implants are expensive - to have my 28 teeth replaced at $4k/tooth would cost $112,000. If I had the money I would do it.)
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When I see people with extreme body modifications like subdermal beads and spikes that protrude from the scalp, I wonder what their children of those people could possibly do to frustrate them.
This article gives me the answer: in 30 years teenagers will grow teeth all over their body.
As someone who has smaller children in his extended family, I am wondering if there are any house-hold-compatible ways to save cells on teeth. Or should I just forget the whole thing?
Well, apparently my buddy had all four wisdom teeth removed... twice. His also came back once.
Too bad for me though, I've had all four of mine pulled because they were coming out crooked, and thus far no regrowth so I'm probably SOL stem-cell wise.
Seems to me that Robert A. Heinlein predicted this long ago in "The Door into Summer".
"It's the height of ridiculousness to say for those 9 lines you get hundreds of millions."
Have you ever noticed that the state of restorative dentistry is progressing rapidly every day, but the state of the art in preventive dentistry is still brush and floss?
I'm no tin-foil hat guy, but this is one area I genuinely believe is being overlooked solely for the monetary benefit.
"The government grants you rights, not the other way around."-- beav007. Yes, these people really exist...
This ought to be a big hit in West Virginia.
I thought I heard about researchers growing human teeth, cloned teeth, on the back of lab rats when I was in college a decade ago.
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This reminds me of South Park episode "Tooth Fairy"
Good luck getting your HMO to pay for that.