A protein that quietly suppresses tooth growth may hold the key to regrowing teeth in adults, according to a line of research that has moved from mouse models to the doorstep of human clinical trials.

They could be ready by 2030.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, dentists and scientists have dreamed of helping people regrow lost teeth. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) For decades, ...

A pioneering dental medicine project in Japan is making strides toward clinical trials, with the aim of becoming the world's first tooth-regrowing treatment, according to the country's national news ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - A new drug that regrows human teeth is set to enter human trials later in 2024, after a year of clinical trials. The medicine was first noted in a 2021 studyby the journal ...

It’s not surprising that many people fear the dentist. Replacing a tooth often requires invasive surgery and implanting a titanium screw into a patient’s jawbone, then waiting months for that to ...

(NewsNation) — Bad news for the tooth fairy: humans may be one step closer to regrowing their teeth with the help of a new drug from Japanese researchers. The intravenous treatment suppresses uterine ...

Tooth loss affects millions around the world, caused by decay, gum disease, injuries, and some diseases. Missing teeth do more than make it hard to chew or talk. They also impact appearance and ...

A human trial is underway for a new drug that promises to fix our dental problems from the root up – by regrowing our teeth. If you’re one of the millions of people who have a gaping space in your ...

Teeth grown in a lab using pig and human tooth cells, which may perform as well as real teeth, could be the answer to damaged teeth in the future, according to an article published in MIT Technology ...

An extended childhood, a hallmark of human development, may have gotten off to an ancient and unusual start. One of the earliest known members of the Homo genus experienced delayed, humanlike tooth ...