• @[email protected]
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    126 months ago

    Implants are already far too expensive, so I can only imagine the premium they would charge for real teeth.

  • @Pronell
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    76 months ago

    Last time this came up it was a treatment for people who had genetic issues growing teeth in the first place.

    This isn’t for replacing teeth that were lost in adulthood.

    • @[email protected]
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      146 months ago

      If the trial is successful, the researchers hope the drug will become available for all forms of toothlessness sometime around 2030.

      At the top of the article

      • @Pronell
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        -76 months ago

        Toothlessness does not mean a lost tooth. But if I’m wrong, I’d be glad to be wrong.

        • @[email protected]
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          126 months ago

          … just read the article.

          It says this is intended to be for anyone who’s lost a tooth.

          • @Iheartcheese
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            36 months ago

            Commenting only if you’ve read the article is socialism

  • IninewCrow
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    -46 months ago

    What is the economic benefit of this?

    And if there is no or little economic benefit, what chance is there that we will ever see it happen?

    • @[email protected]
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      226 months ago

      Chances are people who can afford it would pay a lot for this.

      So it’ll start out as a luxury treatment. We just have to hope it works well and they can bring the costs down.

      If it works out cheaper than dealing with other dental costs hopefully countries with socialised healthcare will pick it up.

    • @[email protected]
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      136 months ago

      What’s the economic benefit of hair transplants? Or any other cosmetic surgery for that matter.

      • @[email protected]
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        66 months ago

        Teeth are far more than cosmetic. The benefits of a good set of teeth for nutritional health, let alone the costs of poor tooth health on your general health would make this an economic benefit.

      • veroxii
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        16 months ago

        Exactly. Cosmetic surgery is where the real money is at.