Are you looking to sell something in China? What do all Chinese people need, and as they enter the middle class, will they need more? You could say smartphones, cars, food, and personal technology items. Yes, they will need all of that, but those industries are already well prepared to deliver the products. One sector in China that is ready to explode and needs to develop would be dentistry. Let’s go ahead and talk about this for a moment if we can, and consider some futuristic materials that will soon hit the scene.
I would like to draw your attention to two possible exploits in this regard, namely;
1. Carbon nanotube tooth replacement
2. Graphene coatings and veneers
Interestingly, the Chinese who have historically lived on fish and rice now eat a lot of different foods. In fact, in many ways, we have exported diabetes to China, and there are now over 150 million Chinese who are diabetic or have diabetes to the point where it is unavoidable. This is due to the change in diet and eating habits. All those processed foods with sugars and new kinds of flavors take a toll on the human body and human teeth.
Since people are living longer, and they may not be living longer because of all the pollution in China, but let’s say China deals with that in the next 20 years; in that case, there is no way your teeth will last your whole life. With over 1.3 billion Chinese people and multiplying that by the average number of teeth humans have, you can understand that there is a great fortune in these little bone-like structures in the mouths of all Chinese people.
In the future, replacement teeth will not be made of the same type of material that they are made of today. They will be much harder and stronger, and they will be made of carbon nanotubes. These teeth can generate energy to clean and kill any bacterial formation on their surface. In fact, they will last for many lifetimes, and well beyond the lifetime of the individual. Graphene veneers and veneers will also be a thing of the future, perhaps protecting teeth that are already in place. Kind of like a big coat of polish that never wears off.
If you’re doing any type of research and development in the area of dentistry, you need to look into this, because you have an incredible population and potential market ahead of you. Please consider all this and think about it.
