Preliminary work with young rats has moved dentistry a small step in that direction.

一项针对幼鼠进行的初步试验已经将牙科治疗技术朝这种理想推进了一小步。

And before we start, note that this is a preliminary work, so please don't expect superhuman performance.

在开始之前，请注意，这只是个初步成果，所以请不要期望它能达到超越人类的水准。