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UK Against Fluoridation

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

The next revolution in dental care is about to begin

New high-tech treatments may be able to repair cavities without fillings and even regrow entire teeth.  From fluoride toothpaste to dental sealants, science has brought all sorts of tools for fighting tooth decay — and yet 91% of Americansbetween 20 and 64 years of age are affected by dental caries.
But provocative new research suggests that cell-stimulating medications can “trick” teeth into repairing themselves. If these “small molecule” drugs work as well as scientists think they will, we may be on the cusp of a new era in which dental tissue and even entire teeth can be regrown.
And this is only one of several new approaches that hold promise for tooth regeneration......

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