Humans May Be Able to Grow New Teeth Within Just 4 Years

Now, Japanese researchers are moving a promising, tooth-regrowing medicine into human trials. If the trial is successful, the ...
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Human-like teeth successfully grown in a pig’s mouth

Dental researchers from Tufts University took cells from the dental pulp of a human tooth and mixed them with cells from the enamel of a pig tooth and seeded them onto a “scaffold.” It was then grown ...
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Lifechanging drug regrows teeth in humans

A groundbreaking breakthrough in dentistry and genetics may soon transform medical treatments in ways once thought impossible. A team of researchers in Japan, led by Katsu Takahashi, is developing a ...
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Humans could regrow teeth in 4 years, researchers suggest

For more than a century, dentistry has focused on repairing or replacing damaged teeth, not growing new ones. That assumption ...
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Groundbreaking tooth-growing drug approaches human trials

UNDATED (WKRC) - A new drug that regrows human teeth is set to enter human trials later in 2024, after a year of clinical trials. The medicine was first noted in a 2021 studyby the journal ...
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Scientists Just Grew Human-Like Teeth In Pigs

Losing a tooth can be a frustrating and costly experience. Current solutions like dentures and implants can be expensive, uncomfortable, and require ongoing maintenance. But what if we could regrow ...
CNN

Scientists are racing to grow human teeth in the lab

It’s not surprising that many people fear the dentist. Replacing a tooth often requires invasive surgery and implanting a titanium screw into a patient’s jawbone, then waiting months for that to ...
NPR

Scientists grew human-like teeth in pigs. Could it lead to living tooth replacements?

Losing a tooth is tough. If we lose the small living structures that help us chew our food, we're left with the options of replacing them with dentures or implants that can be costly. Beyond that, ...
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These Mini-Pigs Just Grew Human-Like Teeth—Here’s Why It Matters

When you lose a baby tooth, an adult one grows in its place. But if you lose an adult tooth, your options are limited to dentures, titanium implants, or a stylish gaping hole. Soon, however, there ...
The Conversation

‘Toothpick grooves’ in ancient fossil human teeth may not be from toothpicks after all

Ian Towle receives funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC DP240101081). Luca Fiorenza receives funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC DP240101081). For decades, small grooves on ...
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Human-like teeth successfully grown in a pig’s mouth

Researchers believe lab-grown teeth could one day serve as an alternative to synthetic dental implants. By Mack DeGeurin Published Feb 6, 2025 2:49 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...