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Humanlike “teeth” have been grown in mini pigs | The toothlike structures represent a step toward bioengineered replacements for dental implants, say researchers behind the work.
The toothlike structures represent a step toward bioengineered replacements for dental implants, say researchers behind the work.
If the implant is not perfectly aligned with a person’s existing teeth, biting and chewing can transmit uneven forces to the surrounding jawbone, damaging the bone that supports it, says Yelick. For the last few decades, she’s been working to create more humanlike tooth substitutes, using cells taken from real teeth and grown in the lab into toothlike structures. The finding takes us a step toward being able to create lab-grown, functional, living human teeth that can integrate with a person’s gums and jaws, says França.
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