They could be ready by 2030.

A novel study on the natural coordination of tooth development in time and space, led by Dr. Han-Sung Jung at the Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Korea, has discovered that "lingual" cells on ...

Tooth loss affects billions worldwide. A Kyoto University spinout is testing a drug called TRG-035 that could regrow real teeth by 2030.

"Human children grow at a uniquely slow pace by comparison with other mammals. When and where did this schedule evolve? Have technological advances, farming and cities had any effect upon it?

For decades, losing a permanent tooth has been considered irreversible. Once a tooth was gone, the only solutions were ...

Tooth development is a dynamic process that involves the stages of the bud, the cap, and the bell, followed by root development and subsequent tooth formation. Processes such as the bud-to-cap ...

"The morphogenesis of individual teeth depends on the interactions of several molecules including BMP, or bone morphogenetic protein, and Wnt signaling," says Takahashi. BMP and Wnt are involved in ...