Growing an entire new tooth—or starting the process so that the cells can continue it when implanted—will require ...

"Lab-grown teeth would naturally regenerate, integrating into the jaw as real teeth," Zhang explained. The researchers are still far from implanting a replacement tooth into a human patient.

Building off work published late last year in ACS Macro Letters, a team at King’s College London is developing methods for lab-grown replacement teeth and fillings made from human cells.

Unlike current solutions—including implants and crowns, which can degrade over time or cause complications—lab-grown teeth would be capable of natural repair and adaptation. Researchers ...

Scientists have successfully grown teeth in a lab which they say could pave the way for patients to regrow lost teeth in the future. Researchers at King’s College London say the breakthrough ...

Scientists have successfully grown human teeth in a lab for the first time, according to a new study. Researchers at King’s College London say the breakthrough could lead to patients regrowing ...

The ability to regenerate teeth would be a major leap forward for dentistry. Unlike implants and fillings, which are fixed and cannot adapt over time, a lab-grown tooth made from a patient's own ...

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.