Director Shin Seung-woo’s SBS Morning Wide Filming Story!

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We are here to share the news that our Yangjae branch oral and maxillofacial surgery specialist, Director Shin Seung-woo, appeared on SBS Morning Wide, the general news program that covers weekday and Saturday mornings.

Director Shin Seung-woo, a specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery, provided medical consultation and gave an interview on the topic of “tooth regeneration” in this broadcast. Even though it was a TV interview, he calmly and impressively finished the interview without looking nervous.

The broadcast covered the possibility of regenerating new teeth even after all permanent teeth have emerged.

Director Shin Seung-woo, a specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery, shared the interesting view that “our bodies have the potential to make a third set of teeth.” So why have humans only been able to have teeth twice so far, with baby teeth and permanent teeth?

During the process of tooth bud formation, various cellular signals are involved, and the USAG-1 protein exists to suppress those signals.

In other words, this protein is blocking the growth of a third tooth bud hidden in the gums.

If this can be controlled with medication, it may be possible to activate the latent third tooth bud and allow a new tooth to grow. In the United Kingdom, research is also being conducted on cultivating teeth outside the body and transplanting them to the needed area, so tooth regeneration is being studied in various ways depending on the country. In addition, there are actually people for whom prosthetic treatments such as implants or dentures are not possible. For patients receiving drug treatment due to high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, and similar conditions, tooth regeneration treatment may also be a more suitable option than prosthetics.

Of course, tooth regeneration treatment is not yet at a stage where it can be applied clinically right away. In Japan, the first clinical trial has been completed, and the second clinical trial is reportedly upcoming. Wouldn’t it be amazing if we could keep growing new teeth like crocodiles or sharks? In this broadcast, this interesting topic was explained in an easy-to-understand way, so if you are interested, we recommend watching the video. That concludes the news about Director Shin Seung-woo’s appearance on SBS Morning Wide from the Yangjae branch. 😊

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