Scientists Grow Biomaterial That "Mimics the Features and Functions of Natural Teeth" According to Study

If you've ever gone to the dentist and have needed a filling or an implant, then you know the struggle! However, according to a new study, this process might get easier in the future.

Introducing, the latest study from Kings College in London, alongside Imperial College London, have "sucessfully grown human teeth in a lab for the first time" ever as mentioned in Indepentent.co.uk.

The breakdown was mentioned in an NDTV.com article, that "the team of researchers at King's College, in collaboration with Imperial College London, managed to develop a material that mimics the environment needed for tooth development. Effectively, one cell can tell another to start transforming into a tooth cell under laboratory conditions."

The results shared in the study, reflect that with "leveraging cells", alongsige biomaterial, "growth factors to engineer tooth structures that mimic the features and functions of natural teeth."

Director of the Postgraduate Program in regenerative dentistry at Kings College, Dr. Ana Angelova-Volponi, opened up with quotes found in a BBC article, "this idea of replacing the tooth in a biological way by regrowing it, drew me to London and to King's...by growing a tooth in a dish, we are really filling in the gaps of knowledge."

This will take some time to be officially implemented into modern dentistry, with more research and testing required, but will allow incredible advancements for the future of dental work.

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