Researchers in England have fully grown an adult tooth in the lab, and are investigating ways these teeth could be used in dentistry.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/lab-grown-teeth-might-become-an-alternative-to-fillings-following-research-breakthrough?
Researchers in England have fully grown an adult tooth in the lab, and are investigating ways these teeth could be used in dentistry.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/lab-grown-teeth-might-become-an-alternative-to-fillings-following-research-breakthrough?
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*Corresponding author of the paper Dr Ana Angelova Volponi, King’s College London, said: “As the field progresses, the integration of such innovative techniques holds the potential to revolutionise dental care, offering sustainable and effective solutions for tooth repair and regeneration.*
Growing a tooth is one thing, I wonder how hard integrating it into a mouth will be. These teeth need to integrate with nerves and blood vessels.
See, I’m not tooth doctor, but the tooth in that image looks a little too big to me… I hope they make smaller ones as the technology improves /s
They could put the tooth in a person’s mouth, provided they have a missing tooth. They don’t need to take time investigating.