Sign me up for this. BBC NEWS | Health | New teeth ‘could soon be grown’:
Technology to grow replacement teeth could mean
the end of dentures. Scientists at King’s College London
have been awarded £500,000 to help them develop human teeth
from stem cells. The company Odontis, set up by the college, hopes
to develop its research for tests on humans within two years after
successful research on mice. Stem cells, the so-called master
cells, would be programmed to develop into teeth and then
transplanted into the patient’s jaw where the gap is. It is thought
it would then take two months for the tooth to fully
develop.
At any rate, perhaps my kids will never have to go through what I
have if they have the same problems. They think this is 5 years
away from being available.