Posted on 11/17/2015 10:29:18 AM PST by Red Badger
I read this in the dentist waiting room. How did you know?
“The distinguishing feature of the rodents is their single pair of continuously growing, razor-sharp incisors.[1] These incisors have thick layers of enamel on the front and little enamel on the back.[2]
Because they do not stop growing, the animal must continue to wear them down so that they do not reach or even pierce the skull.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodent#Characteristics
This was well written and presented well. Kudos to the USC School of Dentistry PR department and the author.
Except, one thing.
“USC is in pre-clinical trials.”
There are no such thing as pre-Clinical trials.
I am anti-dentite :)
Janet Moradian-Oldak, a professor at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, has investigated methods to regrow tooth enamel for the past two decades. The process is especially tricky because unlike bone, mature enamel cannot rejuvenate. Tooth enamel is a nonliving tissue.
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Partly true. Teeth do regenerate from the calcium in saliva. There is also toothpaste that contains calcium which seems to help with conditions such as sensitivity.
Oh, the other USC.
is it safe?
It’s the tooth, the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth!..............
There is trial and post trial, there is no pre-trial.................
>>There are no such thing as pre-Clinical trials.
Yes, there are. Safety trials are conducted first on animals and these are not considered human clinical trials.
The pre-clinical stage is everything after Candidate Selection up to First Human Dose (FHD).
No.
They are called toxicology studies in animals. Safety is only in humans.
There is pre-clinical stage, as you accurately describe.
But pre-clinical trial is an incorrect term.
Preclinical stage, preclinical studies, preclinical research etc...
Never trial.
Trials and safety are only in humans.
Rats used in research frequently have to have their teeth trimmed with snippers/clippers; just like cutting claws.
-JT
LOL!!!
bkmk
for later
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