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Post by theshee on Jun 5, 2014 8:26:12 GMT 10
No more fillings! Scientists have figured out how to regenerate dentin, the material inside our teeth. And all it takes is a quick blast with a low-powered laser, according to new research by a team of Harvard University-led scientists. The new study published in Science Translational Medicine shows that a low-power laser can trigger stem cells in your tooth to form dentin. As Sarah Zhang reports for Gizmodo, currently dentists can only replace damaged dentin with synthetic material, for example, when you get a filling or root canal. But using this new technique, dentists may soon be able to actually regrow your tooth. It sounds counterintuitive, seeing as high-power lasers can also destroy your teeth, but for years anecdotal reports have suggested that low-power laser could stimulate skin or hair growth - and now this study has shown the same technique works for teeth. So how does it happen? Zhang explains in Gizmodo: A blast of laser induces reactive oxygen species, which are chemically active molecules that then activate a growth factor to stimulate dentin growth. This is the first procedure that could regrow teeth in your mouth, and has so far been tested on rodent teeth. The work will now continue onto human trials, with the hope that it could one day replace painful dental procedures. Sure, having a laser pointed into your mouth isn’t that appealing, but it beats a root canal any day. link
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Post by brillbilly on Jun 5, 2014 21:49:42 GMT 10
Quote; having a laser pointed into your mouth isn’t that appealing, but it beats a root canal any day.
yeah aint that a fact lol
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Post by quercus on Jun 6, 2014 1:40:19 GMT 10
I've got a laser pointer!
If I waggle it about in my mouth for short periods every day, say for a month, will all my missing teeth grow back?
Or will my existing teeth just get bigger and bigger?
I can see I will just have to try this.......
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Post by brillbilly on Jun 6, 2014 2:30:20 GMT 10
I've got a laser pointer!
If I waggle it about in my mouth for short periods every day, say for a month, will all my missing teeth grow back?
Or will my existing teeth just get bigger and bigger?
I can see I will just have to try this....... Lol...we have to be careful when it comes to new uses for LASER's LOOK! Pentagon Report: Lasers Used To Put Voices In Your Head A recently unclassified report from the Pentagon from 1998 has revealed an investigation into using laser beams for a few intriguing potential methods of non-lethal torture. Some of the applications the report investigated include putting voices in people's heads, using lasers to trigger uncontrolled neuron firing, and slowly heating the human body to a point of feverish confusion - all from hundreds of meters away. A US citizen requested access to the document, entitled "Bioeffects of Selected Non-Lethal Weapons," under the Freedom of Information Act a little over a year ago. There is no evidence that any of the technologies mentioned in the 10-year-old report have been developed since the time it was written. The report explained several types of non-lethal laser applications, including microwave hearing, disrupted neural control, and microwave heating. govtslaves.info/pentagon-report-lasers-used-put-voices-head/
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Post by landis on Jun 7, 2014 22:22:21 GMT 10
Freekin lazers mannnn!!!
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