The photo is kind of funny—it looks like they grew a gigantic tooth rather than just an adult one.
Holy shit! Why’d they make it so big!?
Yeah, they’ll need to dial it back a few notches before it’s practical. Although that one might fit my big-mouth cousin Bertha’s trap.
Corresponding author of the paper Dr Ana Angelova Volponi, King’s College London, said: “As the field progresses, the integration of such innovative techniques holds the potential to revolutionise dental care, offering sustainable and effective solutions for tooth repair and regeneration.
Growing a tooth is one thing, I wonder how hard integrating it into a mouth will be. These teeth need to integrate with nerves and blood vessels.
The article said placing the cells in the mouth then prompting growth was a possibility. I’m not a dentist or MD but I would think this is the most sensible option? Would love to hear from professionals, itt.
Hmm…how can we use teeth in dentistry 🤔
Are they going to be growing the cartoonishly large person that the tooth will fit in as well?
I look forward to this becoming an option 30 years from now and for the price of a couple months salary.
