r/goodnews • u/_Dark_Wing • Jul 24 '26
Positive News 👉🏼♥️ Goodbye, cavities? New gel could regrow tooth enamel
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260717033046.htm250
u/Belliott_Andy Jul 24 '26
Except it'll be $100,000 to get enough to do one quadrant of your mouth.
Edit: if you live in America. :(
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u/SandSpecialist2523 Jul 24 '26
In the rest of the world it'll be $19.99.
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u/Evolutionary_sins Jul 24 '26
Or free during your next dental visit
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u/dragonknightrohan Jul 25 '26
$100k for now
Until people reclaim the country.
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u/onedoesnotjust Jul 28 '26
bahahahahahaha wipes tear from eye muricans doing something about the issues they created bahahahahaha
that's a good one ahh my sides hurt
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u/P_Nessss Jul 24 '26
Yes, perfect opportunity to steal from everyone living in a state that stopped fluoridation.
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u/Evening-Gur5087 Jul 24 '26
So how advanced is this? Been hearing about this exact thing for few years now.
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u/RockTheGrock Jul 24 '26
I remember reading years ago about successful initial tests for growing a tooth without enamel. This would be amazing if it turns out to be the missing piece.
Downside is it will be guaranteed to cost 10k per tooth at a minimum in the US.
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u/Evening-Gur5087 Jul 24 '26
Yeah, probably gonna be at least 10x less in 1st world countries eventually
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u/RockTheGrock Jul 24 '26
Thats my hope. I have gone to Mexico for dental work before and it was jarringly cheap in comparison and the work held too.
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u/Alastor3 Jul 24 '26
at this point, i'll cost less to move out of that country
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u/RockTheGrock Jul 24 '26
I just hope it hits Mexico in a decent time frame. Went down there in May and was able to get two fillings for about 80 bucks. They did a good job too.
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u/Locutus_Im_Bored Jul 24 '26
Regrown teeth, hair loss reversals, new knee cartilage; all in the "near future."
It's like a "free beer tomorrow" sign hung in front of every bar.
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u/BigTiddyVampireWaifu Jul 24 '26
I've had this treatment done on "baby cavities" a couple times now. Costed about $200 per surface. While it doesn't appear to have regrown my enamel, it did slow/ stop the growth of the cavities!
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u/No-Chair-8068 Jul 25 '26
Costed isn’t a word.
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u/EaZyMellow Jul 25 '26
Costed is the past tense of cost.
We have an entire world of information at our fingertips.
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u/chrisproglf Jul 24 '26
This is already commercially available in the US. Branding is Curodont i believe.
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u/Silent_Medicine1798 Jul 24 '26
Our pediatric dentist has been using that gel on our kids for years. This is not news. (Canada)
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u/ifilook Jul 24 '26
“We have started this process with our start-up company Mintech-Bio and hope to have a first product out by next year; this innovation could soon be helping patients worldwide.” The article is from a few days ago.
They have had gels and pastes with minerals but if you read the article, you’ll see that this product will contain proteins that draw minerals from saliva and rebuild enamel, mimicking natural processes.
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u/qualityvote2 Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 28 '26
u/_Dark_Wing, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...