2023-09-19 08:40:12
There is a saying, ‘If you work on the bones, you can eat the teeth’. But what if you don’t have healthy teeth when it comes to eating? It is natural for many types of diseases to occur in the teeth. Treatments are also available to fix it. But if this treatment does not work, even the doctors suggest that the teeth can be extracted.
However, there are many people who find it difficult to brush their teeth because they don’t grind their teeth once more following a certain age. Most people rely on dentures as a solution. Although we do not see any other problems when we see them, we have to experience many difficulties because they are not our natural teeth. Scientists in Japan are trying to find a permanent solution to all this.
Don’t be afraid even if you fall
In the United States alone, one in four people over the age of 65 have fewer than eight teeth left. Moreover, one in six lost all teeth. As a solution to all this, scientists in Japan have developed a drug capable of regrowing lost teeth. The research is led by Katsu Takahashi, head of the Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery at the Medical Research Institute Kitano Hospital. This research challenges the belief that humans only grind their teeth twice.
Tooth grinding medicine
This medicine was discovered following years of experiments. The drug has been successfully tested on animals. It will soon begin small-scale human trials. If these trials bear fruit, the drug might become available to the public within a few years.
The drug is initially administered to individuals with the rare genetic disease ‘Anodontia’. This is a condition where not a single tooth is ground. Although the drug was developed for children with anodontia between the ages of two and six, researchers say it may work for adults as well. The findings of this study were published in a prestigious US scientific paper in 2021. It had caught the attention of the world.
The drug targets a protein called USAG-1 that inhibits tooth growth. Through research in mice, it was found that inhibiting the activity of USAG-1 increased the growth of teeth. They have also developed an antibody that helps with this. It has also been found to help the body regrow teeth without any other side effects.
A future without giant teeth
Due to problems such as tooth decay and gum disease, wisdom teeth may not be needed in the future. You can regrow teeth with medicine. As it is not artificial, you will not have to experience any difficulties. This study has led the health field to the point where teeth lost through accidents and diseases can be restored naturally. Scientists in Japan have made possible what was thought impossible. Human trials and regulatory approval of the drug are expected to be completed by 2024. Teeth are the most important part of the human body. With the approval of this study, people all over the world are going to get a huge relief.
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