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LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Good News Everyone@piefed.socialEnglish · 23 days ago

Toothpaste made with hair naturally repairs tooth enamel, scientists discover

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Toothpaste made with hair naturally repairs tooth enamel, scientists discover

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LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Good News Everyone@piefed.socialEnglish · 23 days ago
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Fluoride is currently relied on to slow enamel erosion but keratin-based treatments were found to stop it completely.
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    I want to believe.

    • lolrightythen@lemmy.world
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      I want to be a scientist that is willing to make these kind of claims, but ones that are potentially untrue.

      “Surgeons HATE what happens when you drink a cup of your own sweat!”

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        Look, I work in IT and I HATE what happens with users pour cups of sweat into their computers.

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      If it’s because you want to use it yourself, check out my other comment. These technologies already exist

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    How is this different from existing toothpastes that contain calcium sodium phosphosilicate (aka novamin) or hydroxyapatite? They already restore tooth enamel, and do a decent job at it.

    Annoyingly, I can find a million articles about the press release but not a single link to the actual study. Not even from the actual press release from the college. WTF.

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      I’m reading this as it regrows enamel.

      That makes me wonder if it will slowly enlarge and fixed them all into two megateeth. NO MORE FLOSSING!

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        Until you need a tooth extracted and they come out as a package deal 😮

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          That’s what dental mallets are for.

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          Then you just brush the offending tooth with Nair until it dissolves away before filling the hole with fresh hair.

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            Hey guys, some things don’t need to be imagined.

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      I think this is the one:
      https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202502465

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    I think this is the original article:
    https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202502465

    Shame on this little news piece for not providing a reference link

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    So then is the secret for hair growth a gel thats made of teeth?

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      The secret benefits of the zombie apocalypse

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    Honey, I’m sorry to say I don’t fancy kissing hairy teeth, would you mind shaving them?

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      Only if you shave your fanny floss.

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        You two are cute, now kith…

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    How’s that @dril tweet go? ‘I tell people the secret to my immortality is drinking water from the bathroom sink and they still won’t do it.’

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    And toothpaste without microplastics reduces your microplastics intake.

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    Thanks, I hate the mental image. 🤢

    Incredible finding, though. Take my money!

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