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Humans Have a Third Set of Teeth. New Medicine May Help Them Grow. (www.popularmechanics.com)
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[–] lukaro@beehaw.org 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I feel like I’ve seen a version of this story about twice a decade for my entire life.

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I remember reading one that claimed some kind of vibration device on the gums would trigger their growth. I'm like "so... the battery-powered toothbrush some people have been using for decades?" Like, if you're gonna try to con people out of their money them at least put some effort into it.

[–] Bazell@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago

Cool. But I guess that this will be uncomfortable since you could start regrowing all your teeth and not just missing ones. Imagine going through childhood milk teeth update again in adulthood.

[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 2 points 3 days ago

USAG-1 gene, clever name