Your new teeth can grow for the third time - find out how

What are baby teeth?

A child may believe that baby teeth are needed only so that the Tooth Fairy has something to build her snow-white castle from. But adults should know the truth. When a child is still very small, his head, and therefore his jaw, are small. If the baby, instead of milk teeth, began to cut molars immediately, they would not fit into the mouth either in size or in number. Therefore, nature gave us a temporary solution for the first ten years.

There are 20 primary teeth in total (10 each on the upper and lower jaws). These are incisors - central and lateral, canines, and molars. Usually, a child already has all of them at the age of 3-3.5 years.

Milk teeth differ from primary teeth not only in size, but also in structure. The enamel of primary teeth is approximately 2 times thinner and not as rich in minerals. Therefore, the child needs to carefully monitor oral hygiene - caries on baby teeth develops very quickly. Milk teeth have thin not only enamel, but also the layer underneath it - dentin - so caries quickly develops into pulpitis. Baby teeth have both nerves and roots, but they are shorter than molars. The latter gradually “dissolve” during the period of change of bite. This is why the teeth begin to loosen.

If baby teeth are not taken care of and treated, the child’s gums may become inflamed, and the embryos of the molars may suffer or die. Don't leave caries unattended!

Scientists go their own way in restoring teeth

Despite the fact that under special conditions a person is able not only to grow new teeth, but even to restore a lost leg or arm, not to mention internal organs, scientists are accustomed to approaching any problem not from the inside, but from the outside (they always get into house through the window). That is why today they are intensively looking not for opportunities to “wake up the human body,” but for methods of artificially restoring lost teeth. The most promising in this direction seems to be the theory of restoring a gene lost by a person, which is responsible for the formation and constant maintenance of normal gums and teeth.

There are other directions too. However, before all these discoveries are implemented in practice, and even more so in full-scale implementation at the level of the entire planet, as they say, the distance is enormous, if that is even possible. Current generations are unlikely to be able to take advantage of the achievements of science in order to remain with strong and beautiful teeth until their death. Therefore, if you want to restore your teeth, then remember that in our world, saving a drowning person is always the job of the drowning person himself. You shouldn’t rely too much on science...

Video: To make your teeth grow a third time

Wanted and grew new teeth

Mikhail Stolbov lost his teeth in the army in the late seventies of the last century. They were simply knocked out for him, since at that time hazing flourished in the Armed Forces of the USSR - real criminal lawlessness (very indicative in this case is the story of the world-famous healer and spiritual leader M. Norbekov, to whom in the army, at approximately the same time, old-timers completely The kidneys were knocked out, but he later restored them - read his biography).

While still in the army, Stolbov was given cheap dentures instead of his natural teeth, and he lived with them, replacing them whenever possible with better ones, but he never managed to get used to them. He was especially depressed by the tongue-tiedness that appeared for this reason. One day, by the will of fate, Mikhail found himself in the remote taiga. And at this time his gums hurt, so much so that he was forced to give up dentures and completely switch to ground and porridge-like food. The pain served as a huge incentive for him to search for how to restore lost teeth. This obsession eventually resulted in Stolbov having most of his teeth restored. This was a real miracle, but this fact is documented in medical practice.

Mikhail himself later wrote that first you need to believe in this miracle, then switch to a healthy lifestyle and diet (in this case, living in the taiga, far from civilization, helped him), because without accumulating the necessary energy in the body, nothing will come of it. And then you should learn to hear your body and try to see and feel how your teeth grow.

Remember when your teeth grew as a child?

Oryol writer and yogi Sergei Veretennikov believes that only with the power of thought can you launch a dental growth program in your body. And to do this, you first need to remember all the sensations that you experienced in early childhood when your teeth were growing. This is the first and most important button we press. The second button is to concentrate attention on the two lower front incisors, which are the first to grow in a person in childhood. And the third button - concentration of attention on the point between the eyebrows (on the third eye) with the thought - I am growing new teeth. And if you keep these buttons “on” most of the day, success is guaranteed.

The main enemies in this process are unbelief (by faith, what will be given to you) and fear, especially the fear that the new teeth will somehow interfere with the remaining ones (they will not interfere, it has been proven in practice). But the most insidious enemy is still human laziness, and not only in the matter of restoring teeth. It is she who forces us to resort to the services of doctors, although our most important healer is ourselves...

How and when do teeth change?

Loss of primary teeth begins at approximately 6-7 years of age and usually lasts until 10-12 years of age. Note that girls say goodbye to temporary teeth earlier than boys and the replacement process itself is more dynamic for them.

Parents will be able to guess that their child’s baby teeth are about to change due to a number of factors: due to jaw growth, the distance between the incisors will increase, the rudiments of molars become visible under the baby teeth, and the primary teeth become loose.

On average, the age at which a child changes teeth corresponds to the years given in the tables below:

Order of loss of baby teeth

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Please note that the new tooth may not be in a hurry to take the place of the fallen one. If a couple of weeks or even more than a month have passed and there is still no molar, this is not a reason to panic. Also keep in mind that there are more molars, so some take their place without changing their predecessors. For example, molars or (the first permanent molars), erupt from scratch at the age of 5-7 years - they should not be confused with milk teeth.

Growth of molars

Molars are called a little differently than baby teeth. Try not to get confused:

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If you do not take into account the third molars (which are also called wisdom teeth), girls receive a fully formed jaw by 11-13 years, and boys by 13-14 years.

It is important to understand that the baby tooth may not be replaced. For example, if the germ of a molar tooth has died, then nothing pushes the temporary tooth to leave the mouth. People live with partial milk teeth even into their 30s. Therefore, if a baby tooth does not fall out, you should not try to loosen it or try to pull it out at home. Below we will look at other problems when changing teeth.

Technology of growing teeth from stem cells

The last 30 years in biology and medicine can safely be called a boom in the study of stem cells. These cells attract the attention of scientists for the simple reason that they can become a source of youth, and, according to the most daring forecasts, immortality.

Stem cells are undifferentiated. During their life, they can transform into any other specialized cell. In an adult, the stem cell reserve is limited. At some point, there are critically few of them, which does not allow organs and systems to maintain the same level of functionality. Therefore, it is believed that stem cell procedures can rejuvenate the body.

The most interesting quality of stem cells is their ability to specialize into other cells. This opens the way for scientists to grow tissues and organs. Relatively speaking, you can take a certain number of stem cells from a patient, multiply them in the laboratory, and then, using special stimulants and conditions, force these cells to transform, for example, into cells of the heart, liver, kidneys, muscles, and so on. To do this, an organ frame is initially created, onto which stem cells are applied using a bioprinter (where cells are used instead of ink). Theoretically, growing a tooth is possible using this technology. Today, American, British, Japanese and Chinese researchers are working closely on this.

So far, the external method of growing teeth (outside the body) seems difficult. For this reason, scientists are focused on the technique of implanting tooth germs into the jaw (an internal method of growing teeth). This will allow you to achieve a second change of teeth, and then a third (if necessary).

As mentioned above, germ cells of teeth taken from embryos are used for these purposes. As you might guess, such a procedure is impossible in humans for ethical reasons. Therefore, scientists propose using stem cells that can be “trained” so that they turn into rudimentary dental cells. And these cells are already planted in the jaw. This technique has been tested more than once on animals. Let us note that such research progresses every year, and teeth grown in this way are getting closer in their characteristics to natural teeth.

Deviations in timing and problems when changing teeth

One or another problem with the loss of baby teeth and the germination of molars occurs in at least every tenth child. Fortunately, dentists are ready to correct the bite during the growth stage, remove extra teeth, and even insert an implant if there is no point in waiting for a root one.

Let's look at the main deviations that may cause concern:

"Shark's Mouth"

Sometimes baby teeth do not have time to fall out, but the molars have already grown “second row”. The “shark’s mouth” is not worth admiring. You need to go to the dentist as soon as possible and remove unnecessary temporary teeth, otherwise your bite may be significantly damaged.

Untimely change of teeth

If the first baby teeth begin to leave the baby’s mouth before 5 years of age or after 8 years of age, then this is a deviation from the norm, which means you need to understand the reason. Trauma, caries, ecology, nutrition, congenital problems with bite or other heredity, various infectious diseases, hormonal problems (for example, thyroid disease), as well as diseases due to which the child is at risk for underdevelopment and delay may be to blame. formation of permanent dentition (diabetes, leukemia, immunodeficiency and others).

The molar does not grow in place of the lost milk tooth

There is no need to panic, but it is worth consulting with a specialist. For example, if a molar tooth does not erupt, although the baby tooth has fallen out a long time ago, the reason cannot be determined with ordinary eyes, but an x-ray will help. If there is no tooth germ in the picture, this is called adentia. This problem is extremely rare - the tooth simply has nothing to grow from. The decision will require the help of a prosthetist.

With retention, the germ of a new tooth is present, but it is directed incorrectly or is deep in the gum. All that remains is to wait for the tooth to grow. This problem occurs more often in the lower third molars, as well as in the upper incisors and canines.

With impaction, the tooth cannot come out due to the close fit of neighboring teeth. Here, too, you cannot do without the help of professionals.

We also advise you to consult a doctor if:

• molars appear darkened or grow crooked;
• the order of tooth loss and growth differs significantly from the above graphs;
• the child’s gums hurt and his cheek is swollen;
• baby tooth is corroded by caries;
• a tooth fell out, but blood from the socket does not stop oozing for more than an hour (not to be confused with ichor).

Tell your teeth to grow

We all know that teeth twice throughout life - milk and permanent. However, recently there are more and more reports that some older people are getting new snow-white teeth .

Of course, this is not the norm, but scientists have become interested in the phenomenon of natural tooth regeneration and are actively looking for a mechanism in the human body that can trigger this process.

THIRD SHIFT

One day, a familiar prosthetist dentist told me that he was making dentures for a woman about 60 years old. Two weeks after the new teeth were successfully installed, the patient again appeared in his office complaining about poor quality work, since one of the artificial teeth had fallen out. Imagine the doctor’s surprise when, after taking an x-ray, he saw that in the place of the extracted tooth, the beginnings of a new one had appeared, and they replaced the prosthesis!

At first I was skeptical about his story, but then I found many similar stories on the Internet.

It turns out that the third change of teeth is observed quite often in older people. Scientists have found that the third generation of teeth is not initially programmed for anyone. But there are remnants of tissue that suddenly, for unknown reasons, become activated and become teeth.

A 110-year-old Indian man grew two new teeth, a 104-year-old resident of Chuvashia began to cut new teeth to replace the ones that had fallen out, and an 85-year-old woman from Novgorod acquired as many as 6 new snow-white teeth. And this is a small fraction of such facts.

Such a sensation could not leave scientists around the world indifferent.

The Texas Research Institute conducted a thorough study of the cells from which tooth enamel and dentin are built. Based on the research, it was concluded that a certain gene responsible for tooth formation, having completed its mission, “turns off.”

Scientists have managed to make this gene work again, albeit outside the body for now. The studies were carried out on the teeth of mice. The result of the experiment was a new tooth 1.3 mm long, grown in a test tube. A new tooth was implanted in place of the removed one, and it must be said that it took root.

But to introduce this technology into human life, it will take at least 20-30 years of hard scientific work.

NOT ONLY IN A TEST TUBE

Tooth loss is almost the most common problem of humanity, so many scientists around the world are working in this direction. One of the Poltava geneticists, A. Baranovich, proposed his own, one might say, revolutionary technology that makes it possible to do without prosthetics.

The scientist managed to obtain stem cells from fallen baby teeth. The patient is asked to inject a liquid based on these cells into the gum at the site of the lost tooth. Once they reach their destination, the cells begin to actively divide and form a new tooth. The whole process takes 3-4 months. Unfortunately, Baranovich's developments are currently suspended due to lack of funding.

English dentist P. Sharp has almost completed work on creating a genetic gel that will not only form a new tooth, but also give it the same shape and size that its predecessor had.

Another interesting technology for growing teeth was reported by the American agency Eureka. Scientists have invented a miniature device that uses ultrasound to promote the formation and development of dental tissue. The device itself is coated with biomaterials so as not to cause any discomfort to the patient.

It is attached to the oral cavity with special brackets. The device has a sensor that allows you to change the power of exposure depending on the anatomical characteristics of each patient. Testing the technology on rabbits was successful. Presumably, the first finished model of the device will be presented within a year.

UNBELIEVABLE BUT TRUE

Everything that has a material scientific basis is quite understandable. However, there are also methods of growing teeth that are hard to believe. Unfinished due to the death of the author, the book by Mikhail Stolbov, an ordinary Russian person, became a real sensation, although official medicine still refrains from commenting.

In 1978, Mikhail Stolbov served in the Soviet army on Russky Island. As a result of rampant hazing in the unit, Mikhail had almost all his teeth knocked out. Then, within a week, he was given the cheapest false jaws. In addition to being inconvenient, they made the young man burry.

Then, from year to year, Stolbov changed his prostheses for new ones, but this did not help. By chance, the author of the book ended up in the Siberian taiga for almost a whole year. It was there, far from civilization and medicine, that he began to develop inflammation of the oral cavity, accompanied by such pain that he not only could not wear dentures, but touching the palate and gums of his own tongue caused unbearable suffering.

I had to eat only ground food; the eating process itself dragged on for an hour. On top of everything else, Mikhail practically could not talk, and, in fact, there was no one to talk to. Pain and fear served as a powerful incentive to find a way to grow new teeth. This fantastic idea turned into an obsession. In his book, Stolbov talks about what helped him grow 17 of his new teeth and awaken the regeneration process.

To begin with, the author recommends learning to believe in a miracle, and it does not matter that the impetus for this faith was pain, despair and fear. For him personally, the inspiration was the book “An Ancient Secret” - about a boy who was able to grow a leg. If a child did this, then he, a strong adult man, will also succeed. And Mikhail believed in a miracle.

The second stage should be the accumulation of energy, for this it is necessary to give up bad habits and excess weight. And then you need to learn to hear and perceive your body, soul and the world around you. All this together will help launch the processes of dental regeneration. One can regard Stolbov’s story as fiction, but the fact remains – 17 new teeth grown in the remote taiga.

REMEMBER ALL

Oryol poet, writer, yogi Sergei Veretennikov also believes that a dental growth program can be launched with the power of thought.

To begin with, he recommends remembering the sensations you experienced as a child when new teeth were cutting. After all, a person remembers pain for a long time, if not forever. Itching in the gums, unpleasant swaying of baby teeth, and sometimes even the way a thread was tied to a baby tooth and pulled out.

These memories, according to Sergei, are the first “button” that should be pressed. The second “button” is located in the place of the lower front incisors; they are the first to erupt in infants and are also the first to be replaced with new ones. The third “button,” Veretennikov believes, is located in our minds, and it must always be kept on.

Veretennikov’s method of growing teeth consists of several stages. First, you need to spend about half an hour a day intensely imagining that under each tooth, inside the gums, small white seeds are sprouting - the rudiments of new teeth. This is where childhood memories come in handy.

At the second stage, mental concentration on the point located under the lower front incisors is added to all this. And finally, the third stage will be concentration on the point between the eyebrows (third eye), but the first two concentrations must also be continued. The thought form should be something like this: “My teeth are completely renewed.”

Sergei Veretennikov believes that using this practice for a month can achieve results. The only thing that can get in the way is the fear of losing old teeth and not growing new ones.

NO WARRANTY

The ability to regenerate teeth is undoubtedly a huge step forward in dentistry. But even having learned to grow new teeth, scientists still face many problems. For example, it remains questionable how to make stem cells work simultaneously to create both hard tooth tissues (dentin, enamel) and soft ones (pulp).

Besides, no one wants random cell mass. You need a tooth of a specific size and shape that matches its location in the mouth. Scientists believe that the experiment with mice may well have only a one-time positive result. And what will happen in the future is difficult to say.

The stimulation of growth and nutrition of new teeth remains questionable. No one has yet figured out how to launch this mechanism.

And finally, there is no guarantee that the new tooth will undergo successful implantation, even if the fallen one is difficult to implant back. Again, it is not the adult tooth that is transplanted, but its rudiment. And what will grow out of it cannot be predicted. What if an incisor grows in place of the fang or vice versa?

But despite the difficulties, research continues. And perhaps our grandchildren will only know about prosthetics from books.

Galina MINIKOVA

Is it possible to pull out a baby tooth yourself?

At home, you can remove a baby tooth only if it is well loosened and you can walk freely in the socket.

It is important that the child does not have a cold: coughing, sneezing, runny nose - these are stop signals for home removal of a baby tooth. Examine the child’s mouth - if there is swelling or bleeding of the gums, your manipulations may lead to infection in the socket. It's better to see a dentist.

If you still decide to pull out a baby tooth, it is better not to experiment with tying the object to be removed to the door handle.

The best way is this: wrap the tooth with gauze soaked in alcohol and pull it out of the hole until it comes out. The tooth can also be wrapped with sterile thread and pulled strictly perpendicular to the jaw.

After the manipulations are successful, the child needs to rinse his mouth, the parent needs to see if there are any parts of the tooth left in the socket (if the tooth is broken and something remains, you need to go to the doctor). Sterile cotton wool is placed in the hole for 20 minutes: the child must press it with his teeth to stop the bleeding. Make sure your child does not drink or eat for a couple of hours after tooth extraction.

If the tooth falls out on its own, also put cotton wool in the hole and do not let the baby drink or eat for a while.

What not to do?

The following rules will help you avoid bite problems and the appearance of various defects:

• do not allow your child to loosen his teeth if they are not yet going to fall out and are firmly in place;
• teach your child not to touch a loose tooth with dirty hands (and, of course, he should not pick the hole when the tooth has just fallen out);
• Do not give your child a lot of solid foods during the period of bite changes. This way he can break a baby tooth;
• do not fill the hole after tooth loss with alcohol;
• You shouldn’t make fun of your child’s temporary toothlessness.

Where to put baby teeth after they fall out?

The first tooth can be kept as a souvenir or given to the child to put in a box with children's valuables. If sentimentality is not accepted in your family, then the tooth can be thrown out.

In many families, the tooth is placed under the pillow to be taken away in exchange for a coin or small treat by the Tooth Fairy. This character came to us from the West. The fairy builds a castle from children's teeth in which good dreams are born.

But there is also a domestic tradition - to give a lost tooth to a mouse, which can also thank you with a gift. Previously, the tooth was thrown underground or hidden behind the stove with the words “Here, mouse, a bast tooth! Give me a bone one, mouse!” Now this story is more suitable for residents of private houses. It's up to you to decide whether it's worth chasing a mouse into an apartment on the 20th floor, even if it's a fabulous one. But you can take absolutely any magical character that your child likes and come up with a story about where and why the baby’s tooth will end up.

Interesting fact: baby teeth contain both stem and progenitor cells. Scientists believe that in the future, with the development of science and technology, baby teeth can be used for the benefit of their owners, for example, to treat serious diseases. But in order to preserve the cells in the tooth, special storage conditions are required, which, unfortunately, cannot be created at home.