First human trial begins for drug that could regrow missing teeth
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Ellsworth Toohey
1d ago· 4 min readenNews
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Summary
Kyoto University Hospital has launched the first human trial of TRG-035, a drug designed to regrow teeth in adults by blocking a protein that suppresses dormant tooth buds. Thirty adult men missing at least one tooth have enrolled in the study. The drug targets a biological mechanism that normally keeps tooth development permanently switched off after adult teeth emerge.
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Researchers at Kyoto University Hospital have begun the first human trial of TRG-035, a drug meant to grow new teeth in people who are missing them. Humans keep a set…
