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Regenerative Medicine/Medical Breakthroughs
GJ:
I'm going to sticky this thread so we can have a go to place for all the most up to date medical advancements.
Let's do it this way:
Post what advancement you are interested in and ask people who come across new information about it to post links here. Don't clutter the thread with arguments or speculation (discussion is fine so long as it's on point -- relevant info about breakthroughs). Otherwise the thread becomes too difficult to navigate if it's pages of people arguing about their theories or speculating.
If any of you guys come across articles about regenerating teeth, gum, bone using stem cells or a related method, please share the link. I found articles about it dating back almost ten years, yet still nothing seems on the horizon despite most papers saying it's on the horizon.
Lazlo:
Great idea. I'm primarily interested right now in gum tissue regeneration and black triangle fixes. Heard collagen is a good treatment to plump up gum tissue and something called IMOGAIN which available from periodontists now.
overbiter:
Rapid Resorbable Fixation System
The Synthes Rapid Resorbable Fixation System consists of resorbable plates, meshes, screws, and tacks for craniofacial reconstruction. The implants are manufactured from 85:15 poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide). This polymer is readily resorbed by the body in 12 months.
Key Features & Benefits
Resorbs in 12 months
Degrades without late inflammatory complications and foreign-body responses that have been observed with semi-crystalline structures such as poly(L-lactide)
Eliminates concerns for potential migration and translocation associated with metallic implants
Eliminates secondary surgeries for implant removal
Radiolucent polymer does not interfere with intra- or postoperative radiographs
Indications*
Intended for use in fracture repair and reconstructive procedures of the craniofacial skeleton in pediatric and adult populations.
Resorbable meshes, sheets, screws and tacks may be used in non-load-bearing applications for maintaining the relative position of, and/or containing bony fragments, bone grafts (autograft or allograft), or bone graft substitutes in reconstruction of the craniofacial or mandibular areas.
http://www.synthes.com/sites/NA/Products/Biomaterials/PorousPolyethyleneImplants/Pages/Rapid-Resorbable-Fixation-System.aspx
Lazlo:
This looks promising, but I wonder why my perio isn't raving about it?
He does use it however. In fact I found my current perio --who can't do anythign really till braces are off by contacting an emdogain representative.
http://www.straumann.us/en/professionals/products-and-solutions/regeneration-solutions/tissue-regeneration.html
Lazlo:
By the way I contacted the scientist Paul Shapre directly responsible for the following research:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgLzporIRb8
as well as this doctor
http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=29325
Out of the two I think Paul Sharpe is the world's leading researcher on the matter, but there's a doctor at columbia also advanced in the field.
All of them responded to my utter amazement the very next day.
I asked Paul Sharpe if bioteeth would be available by 2020.
His response: "Impossible to say, but I doubt that early."
Dr. Peter Murray: "I've given up on predictions. No idea. In a sense, stem cells are always activated when your body recovers from an injury" Don't know what the hell that means.
So I mean doesn't sound like it'll be soon. That said, there are teams around the world working on this s**t. Also, breakthroughs in hydrogels for healing look promising. And ultrasound with emdogain and stem cell injections could all help.
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