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 ...

Off the bat, why don’t we do this already? To better understand what we’re up against in this toothy quest, Dr. Ophir Klein—a professor of orofacial sciences and pediatrics at the University of ...

In a remarkable breakthrough, scientists at King’s College London have successfully grown human teeth in a laboratory for the first time, offering a glimpse into a future where damaged or missing ...

Tooth loss and bone degeneration are problems that modern medicine still struggles to fix. Data from the National Bone Health Policy Institute shows that 10 million Americans over the age of 50 have ...

The research team also aims to broaden the scope of the trial to include individuals with partial edentulism, characterized by the loss of one to five permanent teeth due to environmental factors. The ...

Teeth function not only because of the hard enamel on the surface, but also because they have roots that anchor them firmly ...

Autogenous tooth bone grafting utilises a patient’s own extracted tooth material, processed into a grafting scaffold, to promote bone regeneration in the oral cavity. This innovative technique ...

Tooth enamel is the hardest substance in the human body, protecting the innermost layers of the tooth, including the dentin and pulp. Some genetic disorders, however, result in weakened enamel that ...

Adults could one day grow their own replacement teeth instead of having fillings – as scientists make a key discovery. This research offers a potential way to repair teeth and a natural dental ...

A novel study on the natural coordination of tooth development in time and space, led by Dr. Han-Sung Jung at the Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Korea, has discovered that "lingual" cells on ...

SEATTLE — Scientists at the University of Washington are taking stem cell research to a new level. They're working to regenerate something people often take for granted: our teeth. A multidisciplinary ...