Scientists have developed a new method of replacing missing teeth with a bioengineered material generated from a person's own gum cells. Current implant-based methods of whole tooth replacement fail ...

Gum disease, tooth decay, injury, or a genetic condition can all be behind a missing tooth. Regardless of the underlying cause for missing teeth, if you’re looking to replace a lost tooth or make ...

Tooth replacement is a common trait to most vertebrates, including mammals. Mammals, however, have lost the capacity for continuous tooth renewal seen in most other vertebrates, and typically have ...

March 12, 2013 -- Growing a replacement tooth from your own cells may be a step closer, according to new research. It is still too early for use in people, but the technique involves taking stem cells ...

Prickly pufferfish could hold the key to why humans do not continually replace their teeth and may lead to advances in dental therapies. Prickly pufferfish could hold the key to why humans do not ...