World's 1st 'tooth regrowth' medicine moves toward clinical trials in Japan - The Mainichi
OSAKA -- A Japanese research team is making progress on the development of a groundbreaking medication that may allow people to grow new teeth, with c
Highlights
| "The idea of growing new teeth is every dentist's dream. I've been working on this since I was a graduate student. I was confident I'd be able to make it happen," - Katsu Takahashi, lead researcher. |
| "The number of teeth varied through the mutation of just one gene. If we make that the target of our research, there should be a way to change the number of teeth (people have)," |
| "In any case, we're hoping to see a time when tooth-regrowth medicine is a third choice alongside dentures and implants," |
In the above study it appears they're using some WnT drug. I've always been suspicious of the pathway drugs and their bold claims but it seems as though they've regrown teeth in the lab animals shown above, which should mean the possibility for humans isn't impossible. Thoughts? @haidut
