Now, Japanese researchers are moving a promising, tooth-regrowing medicine into human trials. If the trial is successful, the ...

For more than a century, dentistry has focused on repairing or replacing damaged teeth, not growing new ones. That assumption ...

How close are we to seeing the tooth regeneration breakthrough in everyday dental care? What if your body could just grow a new tooth? Scientists in Japan are working on a discovery that might make ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Hector Roqueta Rivero via Getty Images Scientists have gotten one step closer to growing ...

And now comes tooth regeneration: growing teeth in adults, on demand, to replace missing ones. Soon. This may be the last generation of third-graders to think it hilarious to say, "Your teeth are like ...

Tooth loss affects millions around the world, caused by decay, gum disease, injuries, and some diseases. Missing teeth do more than make it hard to chew or talk. They also impact appearance and ...