Monday, April 04, 2005

Growing Your Own Replacement Teeth? Not Science Fiction!

Source: International & American Association For Dental Research
Posted: April 4, 2005

Summary:

Researchers from the Forsyth Institute (Boston, MA) and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio will describe successful experiments in bioengineering mineralized tissues, including periodontal tissues and replacement tooth phenotypes. This research is supported by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, one of the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD).