• Pronell@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    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.

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      6 months ago

      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

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        6 months ago

        Toothlessness does not mean a lost tooth. But if I’m wrong, I’d be glad to be wrong.

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      6 months ago

      This is the same tech. Great for people with no teeth, bad for chad.