Researchers Make Strides in Growing a Tooth
Having all your teeth fall out might be a nightmare to some but new strides in the field of biotechnology may assuage those fears. Researchers at the Institute of Biotechnology at the University of Helsinki in Finland recently identified the marker for dental stem cells in mice.
Mice incisors grow throughout life due to the stem cells present at the base of their teeth. Humans are not so lucky but the discovery of this marker may provide a great model for human dental stem cell research. How the human body controls and regulates tooth growth in humans is similar to mice.
The researchers in Finland are excited about what this marker may mean for the dental field. It may lead to the development of the first bioengineered tooth. Someday, it may be possible to replace lost teeth with ones grown from stem cells
Source: http://www.colgate.com/app/CP/US/EN/OC/Information/Articles/ADA/2012/article/ADA-08-Researchers-put-some-teeth-into-growing-a-tooth.cvsp
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