New Hormone Gel Could Regenerate Teeth in Place, Making Drilled Cavities Obsolete

Good work guys soon we won't have to go to the dentist at all.

I wonder why it only works on certain people? Is it genetic or does it have to do with the nature of the site of treatment?

Sweet! So five years from now I can wake up in the morning and check my teeth in the mirror. Oh no! I've got a cavity! *dabs gel on tooth, Guess it will be gone soon. Good thing i bought some more tooth gel!

Put it in toothpaste.

I wonder if they can use the same hormone for people with osteoporosis. If it can stimulate osteoblast growth it might be the end of the dreaded condition.

and in ten years we will find out how said hormone causes cancer, blood clots, and increases risk of heart attack

Try brushing with pure glycerol (glycerin in the US). It contact-dehydrates/kills bacteria, and suppresses inflammation, and promotes healing and regrowth. If you have loose teeth, it will rapidly firm up the gums and the rooting in the jaw. I don't know about cavities, but I suspect it will eliminate the caries bacteria, and encourage normal tissue/enamel replacement.

Also an instant death-breath eliminator: sip, swish on the back of the tongue, and swallow. (It tastes sweetish, and is an approved food additive, 'GRAS' in FDA terminology.)

Actually, I sometimes wonder about putting a dirty brush that sits on a shelf laced with a chemical paste in your mouth every day.

Its amazing how many methods of regenerating teeth have come out in the past few years. My favorite still is via the use of LIPUS (low intensity pulsed ultrasound). Not sure if that had been reported here, but here's a link about that:
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/06/060628234304.htm

Now the only question remaining is IF the dentist and pharmaceutical industry will allow these things to come out on the commercial market? I reckon that a lot of dentists and their associated industries would have to pack their bags.