Humans Have a Third Set of Teeth. New Medicine May Help Them Grow.(www.popularmechanics.com)
53 pointsby bookofjoe2 years ago6 comments
  • dormento2 years 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.

  • dyauspitr2 years ago
    I can personally vouch that I have seen new teeth growing in a woman that was 103 years old.
    • fnands2 years ago
      Nightmare?
      • dyauspitr2 years ago
        Very interesting actually. She was proudly showing them off.
  • roxolotl2 years 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.
  • b3ing2 years ago
    Dentists will probably lobby against this
    • relyks2 years 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
    • jxjnskkzxxhx2 years ago
      I'm pretty sure that 9 out of 10 dentists would recommend this.
    • nicman232 years ago
      this is the same logic as "there is cancer treatment but they hid it"
    • tocs32 years ago
      “The idea of growing new teeth is every dentist’s dream."

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

    • captainkrtek2 years ago
      “Dentists hate him! This one crazy trick..”
  • ThePowerOfFuet2 years ago
    >Related Story

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    How the mighty have fallen.