The first drug that regrows human teeth is about to enter clinical trials

Good news! I don't like dentures! Why can alligators and sharks regrow teeth? That is not fair! I demand dental equity! (Caution: satire) 😊

"After reporting successful animal trials, a team of researchers from Japan is now set to start human trials for a drug that can regrow teeth. If successful, the drug could open up new ways of treating a lack of teeth, particularly in people suffering from genetic disorders.

Animals such as sharks and alligators can continuously regrow teeth. But humans can't. ...
As it turns out, ... found that mice lacking a specific gene indeed had an increased number of teeth. The researcher and his colleagues zoomed in on a protein called USAG-1 that seems to stop more teeth from growing. Consequently, blocking that protein enables more teeth to grow. ..."

The first drug that regrows teeth is about to enter clinical trials It's a game changer for dentistry.