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World’s 1st drug to regrow teeth enters clinical trials - National | Globalnews.ca

globalnews.ca World’s 1st drug to regrow teeth enters clinical trials - National | Globalnews.ca

Toregem Biopharma is slated to begin clinical trials in July of next year after it succeeded growing new teeth in mice five years ago.

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Finally! I was hearing about growing teeth 25 years ago!!

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Can you imagine the possible side effects of this though? I've seen too many photos of teeth growing where teeth shouldn't be.

As a 30 year old getting dentures - aka the target market, it would take a lot to convince me of the safety of this.

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- I know I'll end up with teeth growing from my tongue, butthole, etc.
  
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  Or the dreaded vagina dentata...
  
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- I guess the hope would be the injection is targeted specifically where they want a tooth, and works that way in practice.
  
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  Tooth-knuckles, now, I want them.
  
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This is for people who were born without a full set, for congenital reasons. It's not for people who've had teeth removed.

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- So far :)
  
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