Lab-grown teeth could offer alternative to fillings and implants, scientists say

Lab-Grown Teeth Are Another Step Closer to Reality, Scientists Reveal

The idea of growing teeth in a lab has vague horror movie connotations, but it could serve a real, practical, non-scary purpose – in replacing cavities and damaged teeth – and new research gets us another step closer to being able to do it.

Lab-grown teeth could offer alternative to fillings and implants, scientists say

Scientists in the U.K. have developed a new material that may allow them to grow teeth in the lab, which could provide an alternative to fillings and dental implants someday.

Researchers in London have been able to create artificial structures similar to teeth.

Scientists have made a breakthrough in growing teeth in the laboratory to replace fillings and implantsScientists have developed a material that mimics the body's environment to grow teeth from patient cells. It can replace seals and implants, integrating into the jaw as natural.

For people with tooth loss, there could be a natural solution in the future: researchers have succeeded in breeding a human tooth.