Is there any advantage of this over implants? Maybe I don't understand the full scope but this seems really roundabout when I have a ceramic implant and it works fine. Maybe a regenerated tooth lasts longer?

[–] WashedAnus@hexbear.net 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Implants slowly erode the jaw bone underneath over time, whereas a new tooth would keep the jaw bone healthy.

[–] axont@hexbear.net 4 points 5 months ago

Oh ok, that does sound promising if the regeneration works as intended. Thank you for the insightful answer Mr. WashedAnus.

[–] pound_heap@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

Natural teeth roots promote bone regeneration around them, while implants don't. Therefore bone loss with age is worse around implants

[–] Xoriff@kbin.social 3 points 5 months ago

Don't know from personal experience, but I've heard that since real teeth have nerves in them, you can feel more with them than with implants/dentures. Maybe it's not as noticable if it's only one or two teeth. But for folks who have lost all of them maybe this is a better alternative to dentures?