Regrowing Teeth and Curing Cavities.

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Its been obvious for a while that Dentistry was seriously behind the times with respect to medical science. Cavities and Gingivitis are disease states that should be cured by more effective techniques than the dental equivalents of radical surgery and amputation! Its been known for some time now that teeth are able to do a certain amount of regeneration and repari work on their own, and I've been waiting to see some announcements that the Dental community is starting to embrace techniques that take advantage of this.

Today, I read this article in wired about existing treatments that reverse tooth decay from caviites and proposed treatments that will eventually be able to regrow entire teeth.