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Anyone who hates going to the dentist will be relieved to read this...

Anyone who hates going to the dentist will be relieved to read this...

If you don’t enjoy the whizz of the drill and the whiff of powdered tooth emanating from your mouth then you may not be a huge fan of your dentist. 

Luckily things could be about to change because scientists have discovered how to make dental pulp regenerate.  They tested a substance called MSH (melanocyte-stimulating hormone) which occurs naturally in the body and found that a thin film of MSH will encourage healthy tooth tissue to regrow.

By applying an ultra thin layer of gel to human dental pulp fibroblasts (cells that produce the materials that form new tooth tissue), they found an increase in cells and an increased capacity to produce new tooth material. In tests done on mice it has been found that the film could repair tooth cavities within a month. 

Researchers hope that treatments like root canal which leave a "non-vital" dead tooth in the mouth will become a thing of the past as new treatments will encourage living tooth tissue to regrow.

Whilst we're all waiting for this wonderful new technology we suggest you continue brushing your teeth with one of our lovely natural toothpastes :-)

Posted by Sarah Smith

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