Humans Have a Third Set of Teeth. New Medicine May Help Them Grow.(www.popularmechanics.com)
53 pointsby bookofjoe9 months ago6 comments
  • dormento9 months ago
    > By targeting the USAG-1 gene(...)

    兎 (usagi) in japanese means "rabbit", the most buck-toothy of animals. Going by the fact that they're japanese researchers, this must be a pun.

  • dyauspitr9 months ago
    I can personally vouch that I have seen new teeth growing in a woman that was 103 years old.
    • fnands9 months ago
      Nightmare?
      • dyauspitr9 months ago
        Very interesting actually. She was proudly showing them off.
  • roxolotl9 months ago
    I fell as a child and the damage killed two adult teeth before they could grow so I still have two baby teeth. My dentist without fail reminds me I’ll need implants eventually and I always say I’m holding out till they can just regrow my teeth. Who knows maybe my case has scar tissue that would prevent this method from working but I’ll excitedly mention this to my dentist at the next visit.
  • b3ing9 months ago
    Dentists will probably lobby against this
    • relyks9 months ago
      No way. More teeth → more cavities for them to fix :) they'll likely be the ones administering the treatment to have them grow anyway
    • jxjnskkzxxhx9 months ago
      I'm pretty sure that 9 out of 10 dentists would recommend this.
    • nicman239 months ago
      this is the same logic as "there is cancer treatment but they hid it"
    • tocs39 months ago
      “The idea of growing new teeth is every dentist’s dream."

      Why would dentist lobby against this? Or maybe it is a nightmare.

    • captainkrtek9 months ago
      “Dentists hate him! This one crazy trick..”
  • ThePowerOfFuet9 months ago
    >Related Story

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    How the mighty have fallen.