Human Tooth Grown in Lab
15th April 2025
Scientists at King’s College in London announced they have managed to grow a human tooth, the BBC reported.
While it might be a long time before lab-grown teeth can be put in a person’s mouth, researchers told the BBC it will assist with their work. While sharks and elephants have the ability to grow new teeth, humans have only one set from adulthood, the scientists found in a study, according to the Independent.
Lab-grown teeth could be a better alternative than implants, which can cause unforeseen problems and require invasive surgery, the researchers said to the BBC.