Your smile really changes your face, and your teeth really change your smile. A quick flash of sparkly, straight, pearly whites can really make someone’s day – or knock them off their feet. Unfortunately, many adults face problems with losing teeth for a variety of reasons. Scientists in Japan have developed a treatment that makes teeth grow back, which could change the way we do restorative dentistry. (1)
Scientists Develop A Treatment That Makes Teeth Grow Back
Scientists at Kyoto University and the University Fukui in Japan have a new drug that will quite literally make you want to grin from ear-to-ear. So far, they have developed a treatment that makes teeth grow back in various animals and are hoping to eventually have it trialed for humans. (1)
They discovered that an antibody for the uterine sensitization associated gene- 1 (USAG-1) could stimulate tooth growth in mice suffering from tooth agenesis. (1) This is a rare disease that causes teeth to be missing from birth and affects about 1% of the population. (2, 3)