In a new study researchers have revealed a gel that can help rotten teeth to cultivate back in few weeks, could end the filling. Decay is caused by bacteria known as streptococcus mutans which live in the mouth and nourish on sugar in the diet. When bacteria stick to the enamel then they activate a process known as demineralization.
Bacteria spin sugar in diet into harmful acids that make holes in the teeth. Since long the main treatment for cavities has been to drill and fill. The new gel which is developed by researchers in France works by prompting cells in teeth to begin proliferating. Then they shape new healthy tissue which slowly reinstates what has lost due to decay.
Lab studies have shown that it took just four weeks to reinstate teeth back to their normal healthy form. The gel contains a hormone known as MSH (melanocyte-stimulating hormone), which is produced in the pituitary gland. MSH has already recognized to play a significant role in determining skin color. Latest studies believe that MSH can play a vital role in inspiring bone renewal.
Since bone and teeth are very alike in their construction, so researchers from the National Institute for Health and Medical Research in Paris examined if hormone could arouse tooth growth. Their findings could signal hurt not just an end to fillings. The new therapy is painless and new tooth cells would be stronger and a permanent solution for decay.
French research team combined MSH with a chemical known as poly-L-glutamic acid. This chemical is used to carry drugs inside the body because it can stay alive in harsh atmosphere like stomach that might destroy drugs before they get a chance to work. Gel made from the mixture was massaged on the cells called dental pulp fibroblasts.
They were taken from extracted human teeth and those cells helped new tooth to grow. It is significant because it produces sturdy tooth soft tissue and enamel that could make the decayed tooth equal to new.