Researchers are finding ways to use stem cells to regrow teeth--a potentially easier and healthier alternative to dentures and dental implants. A Japanese team from the Tokyo University of Science, led by associate professor Takashi Tsuji, reported in Nature Methods that it had successfully regrown a tooth from cells extracted from mouse embryos. The researchers were able to transplant the tooth into an adult mouse, and the tooth bud continued to grow to full size.
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This was a year or so ago ..
Does he have plans to go public and provide American Labs the data so as to provide services to customers .. yet?b
Well, this is still under development and more research is needed to start human trials. And after that, if it is safe and effective, can be used in clinical practice.
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