Goodbye, cavities. So long, fillings and dental drills. You may soon be replaced by a tooth-growing drug.
Researchers at King's College released a study today stating they've discovered a medicine that can prompt teeth to regrow over cavities or injuries. The study was published this week in Scientific Reports.
Researchers realized that an experimental Alzheimer's drug called Tideglusib had the side effect of encouraging dentin growth, which is the bony part of the tooth made of calcified tissue. It makes up most of the tooth, just above the pulp but under the hard enamel.
The simplicity of the method means it could be used in a variety of dental settings and could be rolled out relatively easy, said study author Paul Sharpe, of King's College London in a release. Tideglusib, used in clinical trials as a neurological drug as a way to encourage brain cell growth, encouraged the tooth to generate more stem cells and grow dentin over the exposed area, according to the report.
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/qkjm9v/an-alzheimers-drug-could-help-grow-teeth-and-fight-cavities?utm_source=dmfb&fbclid=iwar1jq-lfaxz62lyzslrlqqhfos66of6j5ibc4pvb-w_fu6lebdfvyxq1txo
[Posted at the SpookyWeather blog, May 2nd, 2019.]
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