Dental Restoration Guide

Last year, research teams from different parts of the world made the news when they expressed hope in the use of stem cells to grow new teeth. Separate groups of researchers from the Tokyo University of Science in Japan and King’s College London in the United Kingdom have successfully grown teeth from mouse stem cells and transplanted them into mice, while another team from the University of Southern California has grown teeth from human stem cells and transplanted them into pigs. It appears that the challenge is getting the teeth to form roots, without which the tooth would be rendered useless. Another question is where the stem cells will be taken from, whether they will be obtained from embryos, bone marrow, gums or teeth.