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[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 23 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

That's pretty awesome for some folks - my uncle had three sets of teeth, so the last set was extremely brittle. I'm curious if calcium supplements and this drug could provide an alternative to dentures.

[-] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

Did you say your uncle had a third set of natural grown teeth? I always assumed everyone had two sets only.

[-] Someology@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

No, some people have a complete third set. Some people only have a partial third set, or even have third teeth in just a few positions within the mouth. A dentist who told me about this said it's a little rare, but not super rare.

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 10 points 9 months ago

Yes, they came in in his thirties, which was like 40-50 years ago. It hasn't happened to anyone else in the family thankfully, though he himself never had kids.

[-] neutral@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

I have a friend that recently showed me his third set of teeth coming in about a centimeter below where his regular teeth grew in.

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago

If at all possible make sure your friend is talking to a dentist or orthodontist about that - they may need calcium supplements.

[-] Strobelt@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Are you, by any chance, related to sharkboy?

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago

No, but I am related to Dolphin Boy. We fight for all Sea Labians!

[-] from_the_black_lagoon@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

I thought you said Sea Lesbians for a second...

[-] Strobelt@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Sea lesbians with multiple rows of teeth, remember

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