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Now I’m suddenly curious: does enamel regrow the way a precipitate mineral will fill in gaps of a porous rock, or is it a more biological process? Anyways, tha

Now I’m suddenly curious: does enamel regrow the way a precipitate mineral will fill in gaps of a porous rock, or is it a more biological process? Anyways, thanks for the link. I’m going to read then probably try this out.

bionhoward 3y ago
You got me curious about tooth osteoblasts, some links: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK572055/#:~:text=The%20enamel%20is%20composed%20mainly,non%2Dvital%20and%20not%20sensitive https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK572055/#:~:text=The%20.... They’re actually called ameloblasts and it seems they do not persist long term (according to our current understanding) “ The cells are part of the reduced enamel epithelium after enamel maturation and then subsequently undergo apoptosis before or after tooth eruption.” from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameloblast?wprov=sfti1#1._Morphogenic_Stage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameloblast?wprov=sfti1#1._Morp... However anecdotally, I feel like my teeth did recover from a crack without any dental work
speedylight 3y ago
I think its the former because enamel is a mineral and not living tissue—This is just my uneducated opinion though.
RobertRoberts 3y ago
Last few times I went for a teeth cleaning, I was told about how "tarter" (the supposed "bad stuff") develops mostly around where the saliva glands excrete into the mouth. I added this to how I was able to have a full hole in my tooth fill back (when poor and in college) in by just keeping it clean, not eating junk food, and swishing spit in my mouth around that tooth religiously for a long time. Dentist later said, "nope, didn't happen, teeth don't work that way"
- speedylight 3y ago
  > keeping it clean, not eating junk food, and swishing spit in my mouth around that tooth religiously for a long time. This is why I’ve decided to follow an OMAD (One Meal a Day) diet, if I have to dirty up my mouth to survive, I’ll at least do it one time a day.
  - RobertRoberts 3y ago
    I removed white sugar/corn syrup from my diet and my teeth have rarely had issues for many years. Even when I skipped regular teeth brushing in the past.
    - speedylight 3y ago
      I want to do that too but it’s a hellish nightmare because sugar is in nearly everything sold at grocery stores, and living in a big city there are also endless temptations. I did manage to kick the habit of putting sugar in tea and coffee though, which is good because I drink those nearly everyday.
      - aziaziazi 3y ago
        Congrats!! Building/stopping habits step by step is easier. Your freewill is stronger than the groceries, wish you success.
        speedylight 3y ago
        I love this comment because I am a strong advocate of free will, but sometimes I forget that I have it. Thank you.
    - arghwhat 3y ago
      Note: It can take several decades for the damage to accumulate, even for completely absurd diets. It is very difficult to observe results from changes to lifestyle or routine and correctly attribute them. Take these anecdotes with a grain of salt.
      - Waterluvian 3y ago
        Decades? Maybe in some people others it can be observed in months.
        3y ago
- robust-cactus 3y ago
  Happened to me too, I was surprised when it just stopped hurting one day and healed Aside: My wife recently had a kid and the experience taught me how much work gets done to you just because you're being monitored that you may not actually need. You definitely need to know your own body and trust yourself to some degree. At least pregnancy is having a resurgence in "natural" birth. Is dentistry the same? I could see this as plausible. My assumption at times has been that people's teeth all just fell out immediately before the 1900s lol, which is probably further from the truth
  - mindslight 3y ago
    Just wait until you see someone bounce between hospital -> inpatient rehab -> hospital, etc. Each step takes the previous medication list as mandatory truth, and then tacks on some new just-in-cases. Watching over the medical system and making sure its constructive behavior isn't outright abusing a patient is a full time job.

bionhoward 3y ago

You got me curious about tooth osteoblasts, some links: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK572055/#:~:text=The%20enamel%20is%20composed%20mainly,non%2Dvital%20and%20not%20sensitive https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK572055/#:~:text=The%20.... They’re actually called ameloblasts and it seems they do not persist long term (according to our current understanding) “ The cells are part of the reduced enamel epithelium after enamel maturation and then subsequently undergo apoptosis before or after tooth eruption.” from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameloblast?wprov=sfti1#1._Morphogenic_Stage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameloblast?wprov=sfti1#1._Morp... However anecdotally, I feel like my teeth did recover from a crack without any dental work

speedylight 3y ago

I think its the former because enamel is a mineral and not living tissue—This is just my uneducated opinion though.

RobertRoberts 3y ago

Last few times I went for a teeth cleaning, I was told about how "tarter" (the supposed "bad stuff") develops mostly around where the saliva glands excrete into the mouth. I added this to how I was able to have a full hole in my tooth fill back (when poor and in college) in by just keeping it clean, not eating junk food, and swishing spit in my mouth around that tooth religiously for a long time. Dentist later said, "nope, didn't happen, teeth don't work that way"

speedylight 3y ago
> keeping it clean, not eating junk food, and swishing spit in my mouth around that tooth religiously for a long time. This is why I’ve decided to follow an OMAD (One Meal a Day) diet, if I have to dirty up my mouth to survive, I’ll at least do it one time a day.
- RobertRoberts 3y ago
  I removed white sugar/corn syrup from my diet and my teeth have rarely had issues for many years. Even when I skipped regular teeth brushing in the past.
  - speedylight 3y ago
    I want to do that too but it’s a hellish nightmare because sugar is in nearly everything sold at grocery stores, and living in a big city there are also endless temptations. I did manage to kick the habit of putting sugar in tea and coffee though, which is good because I drink those nearly everyday.
    - aziaziazi 3y ago
      Congrats!! Building/stopping habits step by step is easier. Your freewill is stronger than the groceries, wish you success.
      - speedylight 3y ago
        I love this comment because I am a strong advocate of free will, but sometimes I forget that I have it. Thank you.
  - arghwhat 3y ago
    Note: It can take several decades for the damage to accumulate, even for completely absurd diets. It is very difficult to observe results from changes to lifestyle or routine and correctly attribute them. Take these anecdotes with a grain of salt.
    - Waterluvian 3y ago
      Decades? Maybe in some people others it can be observed in months.
      - 3y ago
robust-cactus 3y ago
Happened to me too, I was surprised when it just stopped hurting one day and healed Aside: My wife recently had a kid and the experience taught me how much work gets done to you just because you're being monitored that you may not actually need. You definitely need to know your own body and trust yourself to some degree. At least pregnancy is having a resurgence in "natural" birth. Is dentistry the same? I could see this as plausible. My assumption at times has been that people's teeth all just fell out immediately before the 1900s lol, which is probably further from the truth
- mindslight 3y ago
  Just wait until you see someone bounce between hospital -> inpatient rehab -> hospital, etc. Each step takes the previous medication list as mandatory truth, and then tacks on some new just-in-cases. Watching over the medical system and making sure its constructive behavior isn't outright abusing a patient is a full time job.