I had five wisdom teeth, so I’m 1/32 of the way there already.
The articles self summary pretty much covers the content:
A study out of Japan showed how targeting genes can regrow teeth in animals. Now, the team has turned to a human clinical trial. By targeting the USAG-1 gene, researchers believe that they can help people without a full set of teeth regrow teeth. The team says that humans have a third set of teeth available as buds, ready to grow as needed.
Sounds cool!
Fine print: May grow extra fingers and toes. New teeth not guaranteed to grow straight and may continue growing and be unstoppable. Not responsible for damage to jaw or facial structure.
Me, at 24, with 2 baby teeth still. 😔
If it’s not discomforting, spare few teeth are always a nice thing to have
To clarify, I don’t have extra teeth, the baby teeth had nothing behind them to replace em. Same number of teeth as normal.
Really? Didnt know that was a thing. Does it affect you in anyway?
Nope. Makes no difference, are my front two bottom teeth and literally noone has ever noticed. I told a girlfriend of mine after a year of dating and she was shocked. Friends of 10 years find out and are shocked.
My dad had the same thing. Same two teeth were baby teeth, never came out, had nothing under them. He had them replaced, I haven’t. The only reason to do so would be aesthetic, no dental reason its an issue.
Someone had better get writing a script for a horror movie based on this concept
Beat me to it!
It’s already a thing and causes issues, currently.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/hyperdontia
I’d like to understand the proposed mechanism for controlling it. If we weren’t so close to self-extinction, maybe evolution would have time to better perfect the phenomenon.
How else are we supposed to change into Pak Protectors?
I’m reminded of a certain scene from The Algebraist, by Iain M Banks.
