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Re:First 'tooth regrowth' medicine moves toward clinical tri... by bondarchuk on Monday July 03, 2023 @03:08AM (#36569748)
That paper only looks at the effects on gum health, not cavities.
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Re:First 'tooth regrowth' medicine moves toward clinical tri... by 3rd3 on Monday July 03, 2023 @03:35AM (#36569950)
Dental calculus also seems unrelated to cavities. It may even have a (slight) protective effect.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4950958/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9776022/

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Re:First 'tooth regrowth' medicine moves toward clinical tri... by bondarchuk on Monday July 03, 2023 @04:10AM (#36570170)
The first one is about just 1 tooth they found in a pool of 1000 extracted teeth. The second one says "there was a high association between gingivitis and plaque status with calculus accumulation" in the abstract, thus contradicting your earlier comment.
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Re:First 'tooth regrowth' medicine moves toward clinical tri... by 3rd3 on Monday July 03, 2023 @05:29AM (#36570664)
The one from my earlier comment is a meta study, so it bears more weight.
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