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World's 1st 'tooth regrowth medicine' to be tested in Japan from Sept. 2024 Below excerpt and title of this post reported by Tsuyuki. Y. / Osaka Science & Environment News Department (2024, May 3). World's 1st 'tooth regrowth medicine' to be tested in Japan from Sept. 2024. The Mainichi 'Clinical trials of the world's first "tooth regrowth medicine" are set to commence in September at Kyoto University Hospital, researchers announced here on May 2.' 'Once the medicine's safety is confirmed, it will be given to patients congenitally lacking a full set of teeth to confirm its effectiveness. The researchers hope to commence sale of the medicine in 2030.' 'Congenital tooth deficiency is believed to affect about 1% of the population. The absence of six or more teeth, a condition known as oligodontia, is believed to be hereditary, and is said to affect about 0.1% of the population.' 'According to Kitano Hospital in Osaka's Kita Ward, which is involved in the study, the first phase of the … Read more