> for people who lack a full set of adult teeth due to congenital factors (anodontia)
I've got this, and 1% of people have this. I'd have to imagine that most of them would have obliterated the spot where they could grow these hypothetical new teeth by getting implants, though. So, I'd even think that it's really a treatment for children.
When I was a small child, it was already absolutely certain that I wasn't ever going to get my lateral incisors.
I’ve had “Maryland Bridges” in mine for years (apparently longer than the bridges are typically expected to last (?)), so there are some of us adults around…
But sadly for me:
Once confirmed to have no ill effects on the human body, it will be aimed at treating children aged 2 to 6 who exhibit anodontia.
So my son is like this. Missing a whole bunch of teeth, they'll never come in. Now the question is... wait for this? Or just get implants. He's already way past this 2-6 age range, too :-( Tough.
This is at way to early a stage to plan around. It is just reaching human safety trials, which is the very earliest part of human trials looking solely for adverse effects. Even in the best possible scenario it would be many years still before this might be available as a treatment. Most drugs which reach this phase of development do not ever become available as a treatment.
> I'd have to imagine that most of them would have obliterated the spot where they could grow these hypothetical new teeth by getting implants
Maybe not. Apparently implants are not common everywhere. I have a Chinese friend who recently got them in the US after an accident, he had some medical connections back home who said the procedure isn't very available in China.
I've got this, and 1% of people have this. I'd have to imagine that most of them would have obliterated the spot where they could grow these hypothetical new teeth by getting implants, though. So, I'd even think that it's really a treatment for children.
When I was a small child, it was already absolutely certain that I wasn't ever going to get my lateral incisors.