Like picking your nose, running around the playground, or enjoying Adam Sandler, losing teeth is something you're only supposed to do as a child. If you start losing your teeth as an adult, that could be a serious problem - they're not coming back, after all.
Also, you might be a meth addict, but that's something else entirely.
Still, it seems that scientists have been working tirelessly on a solution - and they've come up with something with real bite.
Bite? Get it? Because teeth? See guys, I've still got it.
The Scientist
Whoda thunk that we'd be using fetal mice to form new teeth? It may sound a bit disgusting, but at least it's interesting - we're not dealing with a root banal here.
Now, this is still quite a bit away from being anywhere near perfected, and even the research team admits that there's still much more work to be done. Still, it's encouraging to see that they're making progress on this front.
Here's hoping they only find more success in the coming years - I have high hopes for this. As far as quality goes, this would be the molar opposite of dentures.
Something something something Timmy The Tooth something something something Lisa Needs Braces.
/The Magic
Also, you might be a meth addict, but that's something else entirely.
Still, it seems that scientists have been working tirelessly on a solution - and they've come up with something with real bite.
Bite? Get it? Because teeth? See guys, I've still got it.
Cells taken from adult human gums can be combined with cells from the molars of fetal mice to form teeth with viable roots, according to research published this week in the Journal of Dental Research. The method remains a long way from clinical use, but the findings represent a step toward the goal of growing bioengineered replacements for lost teeth.
Whoda thunk that we'd be using fetal mice to form new teeth? It may sound a bit disgusting, but at least it's interesting - we're not dealing with a root banal here.
Now, this is still quite a bit away from being anywhere near perfected, and even the research team admits that there's still much more work to be done. Still, it's encouraging to see that they're making progress on this front.
Here's hoping they only find more success in the coming years - I have high hopes for this. As far as quality goes, this would be the molar opposite of dentures.
Something something something Timmy The Tooth something something something Lisa Needs Braces.
/The Magic