Gary Herskovits, DDS on the Tooth Enamel Gene Possibilities

This Ctip2 gene is a great breakthrough for the future. We do need a lot more research, however. For example, when a tooth comes in someone's mouth through the gum line the enamel is already on there. It protects the tooth from bacteria in the oral cavity. If we can isolate the tooth in the mouth from the bacteria while the enamel grows that would be great. When I place a filling in someone's mouth with enamel like materials I shape the tooth immediately and seal it so that bacteria is not getting in there causing another cavity or more of a cavity. Now will that gene take the cavity out as well or just grow new enamel. We are not sure yet. Hopefully it will not touch or remove natural enamel. We have a water laser right now that removes minimal structure in the cavity. If the CTip2 gene can do that as well without touching natural enamel, it will probably be a great thing. The possibilities are there.