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Source? Reminds me of Novamin, which is absent from all toothpastes in the US but not in Europe, Canada, et al
by gymbeaux 3y ago
Source? Reminds me of Novamin, which is absent from all toothpastes in the US but not in Europe, Canada, et al
- pests 3y agoI got pretty deep into bioglass a few weeks ago. It's a calcium sodium phosphosilicate that attaches to your teeth and eventually regrows into basically real bone. The mechanism of action is very interesting.
- vlovich123 3y agoIs there a product on the market doing this already?
- salad-tycoon 3y agoDon’t think they are the same thing but there’s HPA toothpaste. I bought some from “Boka.” Guess it’s popular in Japan for some time.
- bayindirh 3y agoIn Europe, there's Sensodyne Promine Repair+. Recently I was eating some dried mulberries and I chewed a stone (it was hidden inside a cluster), rendering two of my teeth sensitive and probably damaged my enamel. Using this for 2.5 months now, and my teeth are neither sensitive, nor I feel that damage anymore. I'll continue a couple of more tubes of this, and It'll be probably completely repaired.
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- eecc 3y agoAlso Biorepair, an hydroxyapatite that mimics natural enamel.
- carabiner 3y agoAny specific toothpastes with bioglass that you recommend?
- gymbeaux 3y agoI use the Sensodyne Repair (with Novamin) toothpaste. I've been ordering it from Amazon from a Canadian seller.
- xattt 3y agoI’m mildly nervous to have slightly oversized teeth from Novamin accretion from regular use.
- klipklop 3y agoThanks, going to look into importing this.
- vlovich123 3y agoIsn’t it in Sensodyne, a toothpaste readily available in the US?
- justinc8687 3y agoSensodyne sold in the US doesn't contain novamin.
- 0cf8612b2e1e 3y agoUS version does not contain Novamin/Biomin.
- xvector 3y agoUgh fuck the FDA.
- LeafItAlone 3y agoFrom my read, it sounds more like a problem with GSK. They bought the company that produced it, limited the products it was in to just their Sensodyne line, and have not gone through the process to get it approved. GSK is keeping you from getting the product you want.
- justrealist 3y ago"the process to get it approved" costs billions of dollars. that's the FDA's fault.
- LeafItAlone 3y agoThat’s the estimated cost of developing a new drug and bringing it to market. And GSK had ~$16 billion in _profit_ last year. It has been profitable for the past 15 years, usually in the $4b range. They are choosing to not bring this product to market. They are also choosing to not allow another company bring it to market. That is clearly the best business choice for them according to their accounting, but they aren’t limited in trying to do it.
- esaym 3y agoHoly cow! Talk about a rabbit hole. I am right now on ebay buying a Canadian box!
- pkaye 3y agoBecause it would be regulated as a drug in the US. In other countries its considered a cosmetic which means only safety trials.
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- IG_Semmelweiss 3y agoThis is good advice
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