Chinese Medicine: Starting with Daily Intelligence

Chapter 662: Chapter 662: Release

"Uh... Fine. Publish it."

The editor-in-chief made the final call. "This isn’t exactly a sensitive topic. Even if it’s later proven to be a misdiagnosis or a coincidence, we can just issue a correction and an apology. But this is too sensational. It’ll absolutely get the whole city talking, and that’s good for our magazine’s sales."

Lin Xiaoyu returned to her office, her mind brimming with ideas. In no time, she had drafted a report titled, *A Miracle of Chinese Medicine! Feng City Woman "Regrows" New Tooth After Extraction, Defying Medical Science?*

Her colleagues read the first draft and were all dumbfounded. They quickly gathered around, asking if it was true.

...

「Meanwhile.」

Li Xu gave Ding Kaifang a call.

"President Ding, there’s something I need to tell you. I recently developed a new formula, the Tooth Regeneration Formula..."

On the other end of the line, Ding Kaifang was signing some documents. He was so surprised by what he heard that his mouth fell open.

He knew Li Xu was exceptionally skilled.

Every so often, he would develop a new formula.

The results were always incredible.

But his previous research had always been within the realm of comprehension.

This time...

"You’re saying... it can really make an extracted tooth grow back?"

"Yes. I had Editor Lin from *Urban Life* test it. It worked, and we even have the X-rays," Li Xu said.

Ding Kaifang felt his heart pound wildly, and his breathing became ragged.

As a businessman, he knew all too well what this meant!

How big was the current dental implant market?

Tens of billions!

A single tooth could easily cost over ten thousand.

And you also had to endure the pain of surgery.

If there was a medicine that could make your own real teeth grow back after just seven days of drinking it...

It would be a complete game-changer.

This product would be a nuke!

Even if this medicine sold for ten thousand, or even a hundred thousand, the wealthy who didn’t want implants or dentures would be fighting tooth and nail for it.

"Doctor Li, this is a massive business opportunity!"

Ding Kaifang was so excited he was nearly incoherent. "If we can mass-produce this, Ding’s Pharmaceutical Factory could go public immediately! No, we could shoot straight into the Fortune 500."

"But..." Ding Kaifang calmed down a bit. "Miss Lin is just one case, after all. We need more data to support this."

"I’ll go find volunteers right now. I’ll find a group of people of different ages and with different missing teeth to conduct tests."

Li Xu agreed. "Alright, you arrange it. But the medicinal ingredients are quite precious, so don’t get too many people."

After hanging up, Li Xu was in a great mood.

Just then, his phone rang again.

It was a call from Elder Li.

"Hello, Doctor Li."

Elder Li’s voice sounded a bit muffled. "Oh, Doctor Li... I don’t know what’s wrong with me these past few days. My gums are terribly swollen, and half my face is aching. I’ve taken anti-inflammatories, but they’re not working. Do you have any good remedies for clearing internal heat? Could you mix some up for me?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xu said, "Elder Li, that sounds like a flare-up of deficiency fire. As it happens, I just brought back some herbs from Huoshan. I’ll bring them over to you right away. You should feel better after taking it for a couple of days."

"Excellent, excellent. Please, come quickly."

Li Xu put down the phone, thought for a moment, and called Ding Kaifang again. "President Ding, stop what you’re doing and come with me to Li Garden. Elder Li has a toothache. Let’s go have a look."

The moment he heard this, Ding Kaifang dropped what he was doing. "You got it! I’ll have my driver come pick you up now."

...

In Li Garden, the shadows of bamboo danced.

Li Xu and Ding Kaifang passed through the quiet corridor and arrived at the main hall.

Elder Li was sitting in an ornate, traditional armchair, one hand pressed to the side of his face. He looked listless.

Seeing the two enter, he tried to smile, but it pulled at his swollen, painful gums, and he ended up sucking in a sharp breath of air instead.

"Ouch, you’re here," Elder Li mumbled, pointing to the chairs beside him. "Sit, please, sit down."

Li Xu put down the gift box he was carrying and walked forward. "Elder Li, let me take a look."

Elder Li opened his mouth, revealing a somewhat loose partial denture.

The gums around the denture’s clasps were red, swollen, and inflamed. In some places, the skin was even worn away, revealing ulcers.

Li Xu extended a finger, pressed gently on the swollen area, and then took Elder Li’s pulse.

The pulse was thready and rapid, the chi pulse was weak, and the tongue was red with little coating.

"Elder Li, this is a typical case of kidney yin deficiency, with deficiency fire flaring up."

"Add to that the hot, dry weather," Li Xu analyzed, "and the friction from your dentures has caused your gums to become swollen and inflamed. In traditional medicine, we call this condition ’gum bleeding’ or ’gingival atrophy’."

"Sigh, I’ve been wearing these dentures for several years now. Lately, they’ve been feeling uncomfortable and chafing."

Elder Li sighed and took out his dentures, placing them in a cup of water. "I was planning to get a new set made, but in this hot weather, I really can’t be bothered to go out."

Looking at the empty gaps where teeth were missing, an idea suddenly struck Li Xu.

Elder Li was missing three teeth—his first and second lower-left molars and his first upper-right molar. All crucial chewing teeth.

Although Elder Li was in his seventies, his body had recovered remarkably well after more than a year of treatment. His qi and blood were still relatively strong.

’Could... I make these three teeth grow back too?’

Once this idea appeared, he couldn’t suppress it.

Lin Xiaoyu was young, with vigorous qi and blood, so it was normal for her tooth to grow quickly.

But if even an old man in his seventies like Elder Li could grow new teeth, then the value of the Tooth Regeneration Formula would truly be astronomical.

It was a perfect opportunity to perform an extreme test on the formula’s applicable demographic.

Thinking of this, Li Xu’s eyes lit up, and he said to Elder Li, "Elder Li, actually... I recently developed a new formula called the Tooth Regeneration Formula. In theory, it can make extracted or fallen-out teeth grow back."

"What? Grow back?"

Elder Li was stunned, even suspecting he had misheard. "Doctor Li, you’re not joking, are you? At my age, I can still grow new teeth? Wouldn’t that make me some kind of old monster?"

The realization also dawned on Ding Kaifang, who was standing nearby. If Elder Li grew new teeth, he would be the best possible living advertisement.

Li Xu nodded seriously. "Elder Li, I’m not joking. A few days ago, a friend of mine tried it, and the results were excellent; the tooth germ has already grown. Although you’re a bit older and the growth rate might be slower, I’ve assessed your physical condition, and it’s definitely worth a try."

"Moreover, the formula itself has excellent anti-inflammatory, pain-relieving, kidney-tonifying, and tooth-strengthening effects. Even if new teeth don’t grow, it will still cure your swollen and painful gums, and it will also make your remaining healthy teeth stronger."

After hearing this, Elder Li was eager to try.

If it was true, it would be a revolutionary medical miracle.

"Alright, let’s give it a try."

Elder Li slapped his thigh spiritedly. "I’m sick of these dentures anyway. If I can really grow my own teeth back, even just one, my later years will be full of delicious food."

Having received his approval, Li Xu immediately had Ding Kaifang’s driver go back to the clinic to get the medicine.

Half an hour later, the driver returned with the brewed decoction and a medicinal paste.

Li Xu first used a cotton ball dipped in a weak saline solution to carefully clean Elder Li’s mouth and gums. Then, he applied a thick layer of the purple paste onto the alveolar ridges where the three teeth were missing.

A cooling sensation instantly washed over him, and Elder Li’s tightly furrowed brow relaxed considerably.

Next, he drank the warm decoction.

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