Need a New Tooth? Drug Discovered to Regenerate Lost Teeth
18th April 2021
A new study by scientists at Kyoto University and the University of Fukui, however, may offer some hope. The team reports that an antibody for one gene — uterine sensitization associated gene-1 or USAG-1 — can stimulate tooth growth in mice suffering from tooth agenesis, a congenital condition. The paper was published in Science Advances.
For some reason, just reporting the news is apparently not enough, even in a publication allegedly devoted to science; it’s necessary to lead off with some sort of cutesy story, as in this report.