• cdkg@lemm.ee
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    3 days ago

    It would replace dental implants, not fillings but pretty sure it would be more expensive and slower

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      2 days ago

      Yeah, of all the things to replace with a prosthetic, a tooth seems easiest. We can make a thing hard and strong very easily. That being said, the article says prosthetic don’t last for some reason.

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        2 days ago

        A good dental work can last for 10 or 20 years (ceramic crown or onlay) but the mouth is a very complicated part and many factors, mechanical and biological, come into play.