Pexels But what if, instead of needing that expensive (and often uncomfortable) dental work, you could regrow your teeth ...

Scientists in the U.K. have developed a new material that may allow them to grow teeth in the lab, which could provide an alternative to fillings and dental implants someday.

The idea of growing teeth in a lab has vague horror movie connotations, but it could serve a real, practical, non-scary purpose – in replacing cavities and damaged teeth – and new research gets us ...

Building off work published late last year in ACS Macro Letters, a team at King’s College London is developing methods for lab-grown replacement teeth and fillings made from human cells.

Lab-grown teeth could offer a natural alternative to fillings and implants by allowing adults to regenerate their own teeth. This approach uses a special material that enables cell communication ...

A major long-term study presented at EuroPerio11, the world's leading congress on gum health and implant dentistry by the ...