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Like to add to this conversation that scientists have found ways to prevent cavities but these are not made available to us. For example, genetically modified s
by transfire 4y ago
Like to add to this conversation that scientists have found ways to prevent cavities but these are not made available to us. For example, genetically modified streptococcus.
- contingencies 4y agoCool. Got a link on that?
- prettyStandard 4y agohttps://duckduckgo.com/?q=genetically+modified+streptococcus+cavities&t=brave https://duckduckgo.com/?q=genetically+modified+streptococcus...
- kingcharles 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caries_vaccine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caries_vaccine
- contingencies 4y agoDoesn't seem to say there's a functional human trial. https://patents.google.com/patent/US9040302B2/en https://patents.google.com/patent/US9040302B2/en suggests patent expires 2031.
- twofornone 4y agoNovamin is not available for sale in the US (though you can get it off ebay) and supposedly it is a toothpaste additive which can directly deposit onto teeth.
- CaptainNegative 4y agoYou can get products with the similar bioactive glass ingredient BioMin [1], though for whatever reason the version that also includes fluoride is not yet sold in the US. [1] e.g. https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/dr.-collins-biomin-toothpaste-mint/ID=prod6399247-product https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/dr.-collins-biomin-toothpa...
- stjohnswarts 4y agoYes it is if you order it from overseas/Canada on Amazon :)