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Are teeth considered bones? If not, what are they?

Medically reviewed by Brian T. Luong, DMD Key Takeaways Teeth are not bones; they are harder and made for chewing. Teeth are ...
Men's Journal

Human Teeth Evolved From Body Armor of Extinct Species

Our modern teeth evolved from a most unexpected source. A new study, published on May 21 in the journal Nature, has revealed surprising information about the origins of human teeth. Our teeth evolved ...
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Human-like teeth successfully grown in a pig’s mouth

Dental researchers from Tufts University took cells from the dental pulp of a human tooth and mixed them with cells from the enamel of a pig tooth and seeded them onto a “scaffold.” It was then grown ...
CNN

Scientists are racing to grow human teeth in the lab

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 ...
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Human teeth could be created in labs in 'dentistry breakthrough'

Scientists have successfully grown a tooth in a lab as part of research that could ‘revolutionise dental care’. The breakthrough could lead to patients regrowing teeth they have lost, offering an ...