This breakthrough suggests that dental fillings may soon be left in the ash heap of history.

The discovery was captured in a press release copied the Ghana News Agency.

Tideglusib works by stimulating stem cells in the pulp of teeth, the source of new dentine.

[contextly_sidebar id=”APZRjkFoNBQWcKrDd3YYX4xBI6hP2qDj”]Dentine is the mineralized substance beneath tooth enamel that gets eaten away by tooth decay.

Teeth can naturally regenerate dentine without assistance, but only under certain circumstances.

The pulp must be exposed through infection (such as decay) or trauma to prompt the manufacture of dentine.

But even then, the tooth can only re-grow a very thin layer naturally-not enough to repair cavities caused by decay, which are generally deep.

Tideglusib according to the release changes this outcome because it turns off the GSK-3 enzyme, which stops dentine from forming.

In the research, the team inserted small, biodegradable sponges made of collagen soaked in Tideglusib into cavities.

The sponges triggered dentine growth and within six weeks, the damage was repaired.

The collagen structure of the sponges melted away, leaving only the intact tooth.

The release further noted that the procedure has only been used in mouse teeth.

King’s College London Dental Institute Professor and lead author Paul Sharpe had said “Using a drug that has already been tested in clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease provides a real opportunity to get this dental treatment quickly into clinics.”

He added that, “The simplicity of our approach makes it ideal as a clinical dental product for the natural treatment of large cavities, by providing both pulp protection and restoring dentine.”

The team suggested more work needed to be done on the finding.

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Source: GNA

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During his time at the BBC, he will be working with the major programmes on the world service. He is currently working with the Focus on Africa team and scheduled to work with the BBC’s flagship News Day team and move on to other shows.

Aside mainstream on-air programming, he is working with the BBC Social Media team to apprise himself of the latest trends in consolidating online presence.

According to Nana Boakye-Yiadom, “the experience has been amazing so far. Working with all these people I listen to at dawn and during the day has been awesome”. He added that “the best part is, they (the BBC presenters) are all so willing to help me understand what is going on”.

Nana Boakye-Yiadom will later have a stint with BBC TV too and said he hopes to build his capacity as much as possible.

So far he’s worked closely with the likes of Audrey Brown, Paul Bakibinga and Akwasi Sarpong and is looking forward to working with TV personalities like Peter Okwoche.

By: Kojo Akoto Boateng/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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