Goodbye, Cavities? Scientists Just Found a Way to Regrow Tooth Enamel
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Scientists claim to have found a way to regrow tooth enamel, but the community is skeptical about its practical application and availability.
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> Just 7% of studies that do a preliminary study on humans actually get through phase 3 and get approved for use. This is before even the preliminary point, its a tooth (or even a tooth analogue) in a petri dish. No idea if the material will be safe in a human mouth yet. [...]
Me: [chanting] teeth, teeth-
Other patients: teeth, TEETH
Secretary: [pounding her clipboard] TEETH, TEETH, TEETH!