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Posted by 7dk2h4md720ih on Tue May 4th at 4:26pm 2004

Was just reading an interesting article in the paper about using stem cell technology to grow new teeth. It looks like it's going to be pretty costly though, between 1500 and 2000 english pounds.

Here's what's on the BBC website:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3679313.stm [addsig]



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Posted by Kage_Prototype on Tue May 4th at 4:32pm 2004

Looks like all those nice people in the dentures industry are gonna lose their jobs. [addsig]



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Posted by KungFuSquirrel on Tue May 4th at 4:58pm 2004

Nah, now they can just make more money spending less time on these procedures.

Interesting method - of course, I imagine there will be a fun backlash from religious groups over practical applications actually coming out of stem cell research. But I also wonder how many people who think it's a horrific thing have poor teeth and might suddenly change their tune [addsig]



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Posted by Ferret on Tue May 4th at 5:28pm 2004

I who had my tooth shot out and suffers from sensitve teeth to the air 24/7 now wishes this would workfor him.



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Posted by ReNo on Tue May 4th at 5:44pm 2004

You had a tooth SHOT out?! How the hell did that happen?! [addsig]



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Posted by Ferret on Tue May 4th at 6:12pm 2004

airsoft. Its like paintball with plastic bbs. I took one for the team ~



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Posted by JFry on Tue May 4th at 7:43pm 2004

Something I may look into as I'm planning on having all my teeth pulled in about a week. All in all its going to cost me about $9000. Can anyone tell me how much 2000 pounds converts to in US dollars?



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Posted by Vash on Tue May 4th at 7:55pm 2004

Brush your damn teeth and this wouldnt be needed. [addsig]



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Posted by 7dk2h4md720ih on Tue May 4th at 8:30pm 2004

Another completely ignorant comment from Vash!

People don't just lose teeth from not brushing them like in the example Ferret posted above but you didn't read because you were busy being ignorant or thinking about being ignorant. [addsig]



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Posted by Vash on Tue May 4th at 8:33pm 2004

Thanks man. I try and crack a joke, and I get this. f**k off, im done. [addsig]



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Posted by Kage_Prototype on Tue May 4th at 8:34pm 2004

Emoticons are your friend... [addsig]



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Posted by $loth on Tue May 4th at 8:35pm 2004

? posted by Ferret
I who had my tooth shot out and suffers from sensitve teeth to the air 24/7 now wishes this would workfor him.

My uncle once got a air rifle for his birthday, and his mate didn't realise it was loaded, and shot him in the eye, he has a fake eye ball now, its soo wierd

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Something I may look into as I'm planning on having all my teeth pulled in about a week. All in all its going to cost me about $9000. Can anyone tell me how much 2000 pounds converts to in US dollars?

About $3000 i would think

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Posted by KoRnFlakes on Tue May 4th at 8:35pm 2004

heh, I have a slightly cracked tooth but thats about it. dont play rugby/catch with stones on the beach.... [addsig]



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Posted by $loth on Tue May 4th at 8:38pm 2004

? posted by KoRnFlakes
heh, I have a slightly cracked tooth but thats about it. dont play rugby/catch with stones on the beach....

Or fall of your BMX and crash into the floor, thats how mine got chipped

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Posted by KungFuSquirrel on Tue May 4th at 8:42pm 2004

I was actually born without a permanent tooth - on one side, it grew in horizontally, so I had the fun of them guiding it down, but on the other there was just simply nothing there after the baby tooth fell out. My front teeth had a gap in them until I got braces, then they opened a hole in the proper spot and I now have a bite plate with a false tooth until I can get a formal implant.

Fortunately the Raven job includes full dental coverage [addsig]



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Posted by Forceflow on Tue May 4th at 9:03pm 2004

? posted by $loth

Or fall of your BMX and crash into the floor, thats how mine got chipped

Mine got clipped (^^) while performing one of my less succesful dives in the pool.





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Posted by Finger on Tue May 4th at 9:10pm 2004

I shattered my two front teeth, swinging on a metal gate as a kid. Scared the piss out of me, and my mother...who intercepted me as I ran across the yard screaming, and spitting ivory.



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Posted by Biological Component on Tue May 4th at 9:48pm 2004

Im sorry, but there are some really hilarious stories in here.

I'm laughing so hard my teeth hurt

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Posted by Gwil on Tue May 4th at 9:50pm 2004

I got some badly smashed teeth on my right hand side from my run in with Britains social underclass... but I don't think the Government will cough up for me to have new ones

Interesting though

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Posted by DesPlesda on Tue May 4th at 11:20pm 2004

I think I got off lightly, heh. Chipped an incisor during a rather unfortunate 'mind that surfboard what surfboard ouch' incident




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