i’ve been trying for a whole lot longer than 6 years
this post was submitted on 06 Sep 2024
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This exact headline has been reposted every year since 93. Well okay it's 5 years away some times.
Japan is currently holding clinical trials. I think that’s the closest we’ve come to actually seeing this happen.
5 years away
Aww, but I want pointy fangs.
i want teeth
Sounds like a lot of pain. Not sure if its worth it.
As someone who has experienced decades of poverty and chronic depression who is now finally in a more stable place, I'd be willing to trade certain other body parts if it meant I could have a do over on my teeth. As long as the pain isn't life long, I'd get over it.
I'm self conscious about the way my mouth moves when I talk, how I smile or laugh (whether or not it's worth the risk) and even how I chew. I'd be willing to be a test subject, because God knows what they'd charge if it works.
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Search for "Teratoma" if you want to see what happens when this goes wrong.
For those who don't want to look: teeth growing where they shouldn't
This is something different. This treatment is not for replacing teeth that were somehow lost, but for people where one or more teeth didn't develop in the first place.
It says in the article it will treat "all forms of toothlessness"
While these treatments are currently focused on patients with congenital tooth deficiency, Takahashi hopes the treatment will be available for anyone who’s lost a tooth.
In other earlier reports it is also mentioned that the successes in animal trials also were with congegeniaal tooth deficiency. So the hopes of this researcher are not backed by results. And though I'm no expert on any field related to this, I can't see how this would work for people who lost teeth.
Quick edit; an earlier source
I've read the studies related to USAG-1, the molecule in question. Most of them mention that the treatment would also be applicable to normal mice (and hopefully humans). I'm guessing the widespread mentions of congenital tooth deficiency is due to funding or other criteria they want to meet.
Can I use this technology to replace my pinky toe with a tooth? That would be useful for when I stub my toe
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What a way to learn my client doesn't support spoiler tags
When a joke becomes a nightmare 😳
No thank you very much, I absolutely don’t and I absolutely won’t!