X-Message-Number: 17171
Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2001 09:18:20 EDT
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Subject: New teeth

> reminded of the perishability of teeth...


  The Creative Biomolecules company has synthesized the tooth protein; it has 
  nucleating centers every 200 nanometers for the calcium flouride phosphate 
  crystals. There was a two-part calcium flouride phosphate toothpaste (calcium 
  phosphate in one compartment, fouride in the other) sold as "Enamelon"... 
  unfortunately the FDA decreed that they couldn't tell anyone why the 
  toothpaste was better so it went out of business. Anyway, a combination of the
  protein and the minerals would let you make a synthetic filling/crowning 
  material that would be exactly the same as natural teeth. Don't hold your 
  breath for FDA approval. In the meantime, drink green tea, it kills 
  streptococcus mutans. -Bill Walker

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