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Re:Japan pharma startup to begin human trials of tooth regro... by kusha on Monday September 25, 2023 @02:56AM (#37640409)
So this is just for children that have "tooth buds" to get them to grow into full teeth?
Re:Japan pharma startup to begin human trials of tooth regro... by killjoywashere on Monday September 25, 2023 @03:11AM (#37640484)
So far. I'm sure someone is going to figure out how to engineer viable tooth buds for adults.

And as for "just for children" ... I had no idea how significant pediatric dental specialties were until my daughter fell out of a pickup truck onto the curb broke her two front teeth at the age of 3. Luckily her adult teeth grew in appropriately, but she still needs braces to fix the spacing in her smile that the injury left. It's been over a decade and I still feel terrible.

Re:Japan pharma startup to begin human trials of tooth regro... by kusha on Monday September 25, 2023 @03:41AM (#37640652)
Certainly did not mean to imply that this would be insignificant due to being “just for children”! I should have said “exclusively for children” perhaps? Just wasn’t sure if adults have tooth buds!
Re:Japan pharma startup to begin human trials of tooth regro... by stevezsa8 on Monday September 25, 2023 @04:53AM (#37641052)
Sorry to hear about what happened to your daughter.

I read a really terrible story years ago, a daughter was sunbathing in the driveway on a lounger, father comes home and parks... on his daughter, who is then paralyzed.

*Edit, found the article: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/aug/31/experie...

I can't even imagine what that guy felt.

Re:Japan pharma startup to begin human trials of tooth regro... by ChatGTP on Monday September 25, 2023 @08:02AM (#37642374)
Humans and cars, bad combination.
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Re:Japan pharma startup to begin human trials of tooth regro... by lmz on Monday September 25, 2023 @11:21PM (#37653918)
Article mentions four door sedan actually.

> He pulled up the driveway and the front of his four-door sedan [...]

Re:Japan pharma startup to begin human trials of tooth regro... by killingtime74 on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @08:21AM (#37673591)
This happens to one child per week in Australia. Very sad and common. https://www.dit.sa.gov.au/towardszerotogether/safe_road_user...
Re:Japan pharma startup to begin human trials of tooth regro... by cloudier on Monday September 25, 2023 @10:28AM (#37644366)
Humans have three sets of tooth buds, the third of which most people never use. The version of this treatment for adults would grow this last set.