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If it can boost density in existing teeth, even that's a big deal. Probably more valuable than regrowing.

I am a 49-year-old and (apart from the four teeth removed in my teens so that orthodontics could straighten and resolve overcrowding) at the moment I have all my teeth, wisdom teeth included.

(It looks like one wisdom tooth might not be long for this mouth, but I digress)

But once you get to this age, the density of your teeth begins to matter.

What would be really great is a treatment that would regrow gums in a meaningful, controlled way that supported reattachment; some of my gums are receding for reasons that are developmental, and some is less than ideal self-care, but much of it is just plain being a man over 40.

There are some medications that cause gum overgrowth as a side effect, but not usefully.



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