Japanese researchers test pioneering drug to regrow teeth

Not until 2030 or later…

I exchanged the information with my dentist, who researched it. He came back saying that even when the procedure is promising, humans still have a very long way to go to grow teeth.

Can I grow fangs?

Wonderful development! Salute to these Japanese scientists!

That and a cure for baldness, please!

This technology will be very welcomed in Japan, where dental health of those over ~55 is not always great, to be fair. Particularly those who used to be heavy smokers.

That and a cure for baldness, please!

There are already some pretty effective treatments for some types of baldness - particularly of the crown. Minoxidil and Finasteride. Speak to your Doctor!

Fighto,

Kind of hard to have good dental health when parents don’t take their kids to orthodontists to fix severely crooked teeth. Then you get adults with a jumbled mess in their mouth, that is impossible to floss or properly brush and teeth that basically rot. First world country, third world problem!

Please more disturbing stock photography of teeth please, to help me understand the concept of “teeth.”

Modern medicine is amazing.

Yes. I support this research 100%.

missing few teeth.

My wife is looking forward to my new fangs

Prosthetic treatments used for teeth lost to decay, disease or injury are often seen as costly and invasive.

I cracked a tooth this year that was basically dead from a root canal. Without roots, teeth are weak and can crack easily(darned rice crackers). My dentist worked hard and amazingly repaired the crack and gave me a new crown, which was covered by insurance.  

Implants are not covered and cost about 300,000 yen!  Yikes.

So, instead I’ll be able to get a new tooth? Sign me up!(in 5 years).

@JLivermore

Please more disturbing stock photography of teeth please, to help me understand the concept of “teeth.”

The caption under the photo shows that they aren't "stock" photos.

Here's the link to the Osaka hospital doing the clinical trials and research: https://toothreg.jp/

Great!

Even when the treatment is perfected there will still be only a very few dentists offering the treatment.

Why is that?

A couple of reasons.

Many dentists are content with the current system and won’t be bothered to train in the new techniques.

The implant industry will launch lower cost items and ‘encourage’ dentists to continue with older techniques.

Lab testing and the real world are two different worlds…