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It's good news for anyone with dentures. Because dentists could grow human teeth within the next 20 years, experts predict.

Tissue engineering is a set of methods that can replace or repair damaged or diseased tissues with natural, synthetic, or semisynthetic tissue mimics. These mimics can either be fully functional ...

Caramels, gummy bears, Tootsie Rolls and Sour Patch Kids are tasty. They can also stick to teeth and provide fuel for ...

A comprehensive review has explored the diverse roles of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in the oral and maxillofacial region, ...

That must have been one heck of a toothy smile—imagine regular pig teeth growing next to bioengineered human-ish ones. After ...

Researchers have grown human teeth in the jaws of pigs in an attempt to eventually offer a viable method of tooth replacement ...

When the researchers checked back in on the pigs several months later, they “observed the formation of tooth-like tissues.” The pig’s mouth revealed its ordinary sharp, tusk-like canines ...

The researchers examined the internal structure of SK 15's teeth — specifically, the portion of the dentine, the hard, dense, bony tissue forming the bulk of a tooth, below the enamel in the ...

An abscess is a pocket of pus and bacteria that forms within the body’s tissues. In most cases, tooth infections are easily treatable. However, a person who does not receive prompt treatment is ...