Endodontic therapyCourtesy Jellocube27 A new gel could soon eliminate painful root canals. Actually, root canals are the hollow spaces inside teeth where nerves, blood vessels, and pulp fibroblast cells. When these tissues become infected a procedure called endodontic therapy completely removes these tissues, then decontaminates and fills the canal leaving a dead tooth.
"A team of French researchers has been working on a new approach that uses nanostructured and functionalized multilayered films to help regenerate teeth and fill in cavities" MedGadget
The scientists showed in laboratory tests alpha-MSH combined with a widely-used polymer produced a material that fights inflammation in dental pulp fibroblasts. American Chemical Society
"So far, the French scientists applied either a film or gel, both of which contained MSH, to cavity-filled mice teeth. After about one month, the cavities had disappeared", (said Benkirane-Jessel via msnbc).
The research is described in ACS Nano; Nanostructured Assemblies for Dental Application
That is super awesome! My poor mom has had so many cavities and root canals--I'll have to forward this to her.
Except it still has to go through about a decade of testing before it ever helps your mother.
True, but I think she will still have teeth then :) Plus it's just too neat!
When will this become available in the US?
Can it regenerate a whole tooth that is missing?
YAAAA I HATE ROOT CANALS.. 15 OR 16 WHEN I HAD MY FIRST ONE
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