Scientists are on the verge of a dental miracle.
  • KimchiOG@futurology.todayEnglish
    131·
    8 个月前

    Implants are already far too expensive, so I can only imagine the premium they would charge for real teeth.

  • Pronell@lemmy.worldEnglish
    125·
    8 个月前

    Last time this came up it was a treatment for people who had genetic issues growing teeth in the first place.

    This isn’t for replacing teeth that were lost in adulthood.

    • awwwyissss@lemm.eeEnglish
      14·
      8 个月前

      If the trial is successful, the researchers hope the drug will become available for all forms of toothlessness sometime around 2030.

      At the top of the article

  • IninewCrow@lemmy.caEnglish
    59·
    8 个月前

    What is the economic benefit of this?

    And if there is no or little economic benefit, what chance is there that we will ever see it happen?

    • Lmaydev@programming.devEnglish
      22·
      8 个月前

      Chances are people who can afford it would pay a lot for this.

      So it’ll start out as a luxury treatment. We just have to hope it works well and they can bring the costs down.

      If it works out cheaper than dealing with other dental costs hopefully countries with socialised healthcare will pick it up.

    • DeceptichumEnglish
      13·
      8 个月前

      What’s the economic benefit of hair transplants? Or any other cosmetic surgery for that matter.

      • GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.caEnglish
        6·
        8 个月前

        Teeth are far more than cosmetic. The benefits of a good set of teeth for nutritional health, let alone the costs of poor tooth health on your general health would make this an economic benefit.