The human body is remarkably good at handling repairs. Cut the skin, and the blood will clot over the wound and the healing process begins. Break a bone, and the body will knit it back together as ...

A study out of Japan showed how targeting genes can regrow teeth in animals. Now, the team has turned to a human clinical ...

A pioneering new drug that could eventually help people regrow missing or damaged teeth has begun clinical trials in Japan. If successful, the "groundbreaking medication" may be a "game-changer for ...

A human trial is underway for a new drug that promises to fix our dental problems from the root up – by regrowing our teeth. If you’re one of the millions of people who have a gaping space in your ...

Scientists have developed a new way to repair teeth that uses laser light to stimulate the body's stem cells into forming dentin, the hard, bone-like tissue that makes up most of a tooth, Reuters ...

Much like Floyd Mayweather, genetics is a tough opponent to beat. You may prolong the match, but eventually those 12 rounds will come to an end and you’ll find yourself defeated. Some unfortunate ...

While bones can regrow themselves when they break, teeth aren’t so lucky, and that leads to millions of people worldwide suffering from some form of edentulism, a.k.a. toothlessness. Now, Japanese ...

What if losing a tooth were no longer inevitable? Researchers are getting closer to the feat of regrowing natural teeth in adults, perhaps heralding the end of implants and dentures. Tooth loss is a ...

A protein that quietly suppresses tooth growth may hold the key to regrowing teeth in adults, according to a line of research that has moved from mouse models to the doorstep of human clinical trials.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A sliver of what makes sharks so intriguing comes with their ability to regrow teeth. And while a group ...