Adults will grow new teeth instead of dentures

Website learned great news: Japanese scientists from the Tokyo Medical and Dental University and the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research have cultivated several teeth from the same root! In laboratory studies in mice have the beginnings of dental tissue and grown one embryo tooth for two weeks. Then, using the finest nylon thread researchers divided the embryo in half and continue to grow.



In each of the parts of the tooth preserved the expression of genes responsible for its development, so as a result, the Japanese turned to grow two full tooth. They can be implanted into mice and remain fully functional.

In person, this technology has not yet been tested, but it gives us hope for a revolution in dentistry!



via www.popmech.ru/science/233616-vzroslym-lyudyam-budut-vyrashchivat-novye-zuby-vmesto-protezov/

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