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It won't exactly regrow teeth, but I swear by BioMin for enamel repair/protection. It's completely treated the sensitivity I'd had in a few teeth, and my teeth

by buu700 5y ago

It won't exactly regrow teeth, but I swear by BioMin for enamel repair/protection. It's completely treated the sensitivity I'd had in a few teeth, and my teeth as a whole just generally feel stronger since I started using it in July. I'm pretty sure I heard about it in an HN thread actually. It's not available OTC in the US just yet (except as a fluoride-free variant), but I've been buying it from a Canadian site with no issues: https://www.healthpulze.ca/collections/biomin-toothpaste https://www.healthpulze.ca/collections/biomin-toothpaste

pkaye 5y ago
Looks like it was approved by the US FDA this year. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41415-021-2714-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41415-021-2714-8
- buu700 5y ago
  It was, but unless something has changed in the last few months it's 1) prescription-only, and 2) not actually available for sale anywhere even if you have a prescription.
anchpop 5y ago
Do you know what its ingredient is? I’ve been looking for a nano-Hydroxypatite recently
- buu700 5y ago
  It's a "bioactive glass" (AKA "bioglass"), like the NovaMin toothpaste that Sensodyne used to sell in the US. Specifically: https://biomin.co.uk/products/biominr-f-toothpaste https://biomin.co.uk/products/biominr-f-toothpaste The award winning new formula used in BioMin® F toothpaste slowly releases Calcium, Phosphate and Fluoride ions. These combine to form Fluorapatite in and around exposed dentine tubules to reduce sensitivity and strengthen and protect tooth structure. https://biomin.co.uk/products/biominr-c-toothpaste https://biomin.co.uk/products/biominr-c-toothpaste BioMin® C the FLUORIDE FREE daily toothpaste formulated to adhere to the tooth surface and slowly release mineral ions in a similar manner to BioMin® F - only without the fluoride and much faster – to produce a hydroxyapatite coating.
  - echelon 5y ago
    Are they absolutely certain that if accidentally ingested (or ingested in miniscule amounts), that this won't interact with endothelial surfaces or have other undesired affects? The mechanism scares me. I'd be worried about vascular health, cancer, etc. Probably nothing to worry about, but it's a very novel approach and it's got my mind wondering.
    - pakitan 5y ago
      It contains titanium dioxide, for which there are plans to ban it across EU. Though, there isn't anything definitive about it like "you need such and such exposure for so many years to increase your risk of getting cancer by X%".
altcognito 5y ago
my impression: (maybe a dentist could chime in) It’s rare that we need to replace teeth because the repair of teeth has gotten so good that for the most part. So long as you are able to get to a decent dentist, they can fix them well enough you shouldn’t need to ever to regrow anything.
- vidarh 5y ago
  There's "need" and there's what we might want to do. I have lots of crowns and if my dentists could have cleaned out damage and made the tooth regrow instead that'd have been preferable to having to do more and more invasive repairs. Modern dentistry has come very far, but it's not perfect.
- UncleOxidant 5y ago
  Not a dentist, but I've lost a couple of teeth to bruxism - they were cracked all the way down to the roots. The endodontist told me there was nothing that could be done to fix them. Got one of them replaced with an implant. I wear a mouth guard now when I sleep so that things don't get worse. Since I suspect there are maybe a couple other teeth that could be have the same problem I'd very much like it if there were some way to regrow teeth.
  - Teever 5y ago
    If you can afford it check out botox as a treatment/cure for bruxism. Treatment is approximately $500 and you will have temporary relief for 4-6 months. Some say that after 3 treatments you can be cured.
- Teever 5y ago
  Is it that rare or do you just live somewhere where it's rare? I see people with missing teeth all the time, and I'm sure I see a lot more with suboptimal replacements that look like teeth but really aren't.
- bigbillheck 5y ago
  That 'so long as you are able to' is doing an awful lot of work there.
DantesKite 5y ago
Interesting...I've been using a lot of different products, including nano hap which rebuilds the enamel from the inside out while I try to resolve my gum disease, but I like the idea that it slowly releases fluoride, phosphorous, calcium over 12 hours instead of one. Ordering it now. Thank you.
Faaak 5y ago
I knew about Novamin on toothpaste, but BioMin seems great too !
jbverschoor 5y ago
I use vitis, and also is very low on the abrasive index. I just don’t like it has SLS, cause it damages my tongue etc

by buu700 5y ago

pkaye 5y ago

Looks like it was approved by the US FDA this year. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41415-021-2714-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41415-021-2714-8

buu700 5y ago
It was, but unless something has changed in the last few months it's 1) prescription-only, and 2) not actually available for sale anywhere even if you have a prescription.

anchpop 5y ago

Do you know what its ingredient is? I’ve been looking for a nano-Hydroxypatite recently

buu700 5y ago
It's a "bioactive glass" (AKA "bioglass"), like the NovaMin toothpaste that Sensodyne used to sell in the US. Specifically: https://biomin.co.uk/products/biominr-f-toothpaste https://biomin.co.uk/products/biominr-f-toothpaste The award winning new formula used in BioMin® F toothpaste slowly releases Calcium, Phosphate and Fluoride ions. These combine to form Fluorapatite in and around exposed dentine tubules to reduce sensitivity and strengthen and protect tooth structure. https://biomin.co.uk/products/biominr-c-toothpaste https://biomin.co.uk/products/biominr-c-toothpaste BioMin® C the FLUORIDE FREE daily toothpaste formulated to adhere to the tooth surface and slowly release mineral ions in a similar manner to BioMin® F - only without the fluoride and much faster – to produce a hydroxyapatite coating.
- echelon 5y ago
  Are they absolutely certain that if accidentally ingested (or ingested in miniscule amounts), that this won't interact with endothelial surfaces or have other undesired affects? The mechanism scares me. I'd be worried about vascular health, cancer, etc. Probably nothing to worry about, but it's a very novel approach and it's got my mind wondering.
  - pakitan 5y ago
    It contains titanium dioxide, for which there are plans to ban it across EU. Though, there isn't anything definitive about it like "you need such and such exposure for so many years to increase your risk of getting cancer by X%".

altcognito 5y ago

my impression: (maybe a dentist could chime in) It’s rare that we need to replace teeth because the repair of teeth has gotten so good that for the most part. So long as you are able to get to a decent dentist, they can fix them well enough you shouldn’t need to ever to regrow anything.

vidarh 5y ago
There's "need" and there's what we might want to do. I have lots of crowns and if my dentists could have cleaned out damage and made the tooth regrow instead that'd have been preferable to having to do more and more invasive repairs. Modern dentistry has come very far, but it's not perfect.
UncleOxidant 5y ago
Not a dentist, but I've lost a couple of teeth to bruxism - they were cracked all the way down to the roots. The endodontist told me there was nothing that could be done to fix them. Got one of them replaced with an implant. I wear a mouth guard now when I sleep so that things don't get worse. Since I suspect there are maybe a couple other teeth that could be have the same problem I'd very much like it if there were some way to regrow teeth.
- Teever 5y ago
  If you can afford it check out botox as a treatment/cure for bruxism. Treatment is approximately $500 and you will have temporary relief for 4-6 months. Some say that after 3 treatments you can be cured.
Teever 5y ago
Is it that rare or do you just live somewhere where it's rare? I see people with missing teeth all the time, and I'm sure I see a lot more with suboptimal replacements that look like teeth but really aren't.
bigbillheck 5y ago
That 'so long as you are able to' is doing an awful lot of work there.

DantesKite 5y ago

Interesting...I've been using a lot of different products, including nano hap which rebuilds the enamel from the inside out while I try to resolve my gum disease, but I like the idea that it slowly releases fluoride, phosphorous, calcium over 12 hours instead of one. Ordering it now. Thank you.

Faaak 5y ago

I knew about Novamin on toothpaste, but BioMin seems great too !

jbverschoor 5y ago

I use vitis, and also is very low on the abrasive index. I just don’t like it has SLS, cause it damages my tongue etc