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Humans may be able to grow new teeth within just 6 years. Japanese researchers are advancing a promising tooth-regrowing medicine into human trials. (www.popularmechanics.com)

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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, so what if you're like me and you've had a tooth pulled and replaced with an implant? There's a titanium drywall anchor embedded in my skull with a fake tooth bolted to it. What happens if I take this drug? Does it push the bone graft out?

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yeah, I’m in the same boat with a couple of teeth. I really wanna know what would happen in that case, lol.

Perhaps they would have to remove any dental implants before proceeding with the therapy.