After some research, it apears that May and Edward Melanby were published several times in high profile, peer reviewed journals (BMJ, the Lancet) on the topic of the impact of nutrition on health.
Looking at the citations, it seems that the effect of diet on tooth healing have been forgotten more than disporoved. They are cited in papers focusing on tooth developement in children (but not regeneration later on), and on the role of Vitamin D and other food in Rickets. But tooth regrowth is a well documented process in animals, and, according to these papers, it also happens in humans.
BTW, the linked blog post has it wrong. White flour is the least Ca++ chelating cereal (once again, according to E. Mellanby). Oatmeal appears to be the worst (see 1).
Side note for fun: It looks like bad OCR software reinvented l33t sp34k. This is what you get when you copy/paste the title of the first paper referenced here:
THE RELATION OFDIET TO HEALTH
AND DISEASE.
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BY
EDWARI) MA1iT,LANBY, M.A. M.D.C.kMn.l
F.R.C.P., F.R.S.,
PROFESSOR OF PHARMACOILOC', XJNTVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD.
Looking at the citations, it seems that the effect of diet on tooth healing have been forgotten more than disporoved. They are cited in papers focusing on tooth developement in children (but not regeneration later on), and on the role of Vitamin D and other food in Rickets. But tooth regrowth is a well documented process in animals, and, according to these papers, it also happens in humans.
BTW, the linked blog post has it wrong. White flour is the least Ca++ chelating cereal (once again, according to E. Mellanby). Oatmeal appears to be the worst (see 1).
1. THE RELATION OFDIET TO HEALTH AND DISEASE.Some new investigations. E Mellanby, BMJ apr 1930 http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=231287...
2. THE EFFECT OF DIET ON THE DEVELOPEMENT AND EXTENSION OF CARIES IN THETEETH OF CHILDREN. (Preliminary Note.) MAY MELLANBY, C. LEE PATTISON AND C. W. PROUD BMJ aug 1924 http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=230490...
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Side note for fun: It looks like bad OCR software reinvented l33t sp34k. This is what you get when you copy/paste the title of the first paper referenced here:
THE RELATION OFDIET TO HEALTH AND DISEASE.
S4OMlJE 1E'E XET !NVESTIW.41T!ONS). BY
EDWARI) MA1iT,LANBY, M.A. M.D.C.kMn.l F.R.C.P., F.R.S.,
PROFESSOR OF PHARMACOILOC', XJNTVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD.