Growing an entire new tooth—or starting the process so that the cells can continue it when implanted—will require ...

Why do humans have canine teeth ... Early hominids may have found those four sharp teeth at the corners of the jaws a handy weapon for taking prey, preventing others from taking them prey and ...

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.

‘This process could help us in future make human teeth,’ she added. Unlike animals like sharks and elephants who have the ability to grow new teeth, humans only have one set from ...