Replacement “bioteeth” from stem cells a step closer

The following is an edited excerpt.

New research funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre and King’s College London, UK, may result in bio-engineered replacement teeth which are generated from a person’s own gum cells. Though artificial whole-tooth implants are currently available to people who are missing a tooth, such implants are unable to fully reproduce the natural root structure of a tooth. This means that in time, friction caused by eating and other movement of the jaw can result in a loss of jaw bone.

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