Japanese scientists have successfully tested a drug on animals that helps to re-grow lost teeth. It is reported by ZME Science. Now Katsu Takahashi, lead author of the study and head of the Department of Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Kitano Medical Research Institute Hospital, believes humans can eventually grow this third-generation dentition.. " I started working on this idea when I was still a graduate student," Takahashi studied the genes of mice. So, it turned out that the removal of certain genes in rodents leads to the fact that they grow fewer teeth than they should.. Thus, scientists thought about how to change the genes of these animals. Researchers find that mice lacking a particular gene grow more teeth. This is due to the USAG-1 protein.. It prevents the growth of more teeth.. Therefore, blocking this protein allows more teeth to grow.. " But once we were able to neutralize USAG-1, we were able to grow new teeth in mice that were not born with a complete set.. In other words, the world's first dental restoration was developed..

Of course, the drug that worked so well in mice now needs to be tested in humans.. We hope to pave the way for the clinical use of drugs." It is planned that by 2029 the team will be able to conduct large-scale clinical trials. And by the end of this decade, people may have the first drug to grow new teeth.. We will remind, earlier the American had a tooth grown in his nose removed. Japanese scientists began to grow new teeth. Subscribe to our channel https://t. me/korrespondentnet Author: 1.