Post by sherlew99 on May 29, 2014 21:51:30 GMT -6
FORGET FILLINGS, SCIENTISTS JUST DISCOVERED HOW TO REGROW FULL TEETH USING LASERS
By Drew Prindle — May 29, 2014
Published yesterday in the journal Science Translational Medicine, the procedure used to achieve this tooth regrowth sounds like it’s taken straight out of a science fiction novel. The team used a low-power laser beam to trigger human dental stem cells and encourage them to form dentin: the hard, bone-like tissue that lies underneath a tooth’s enamel and makes up the bulk of a tooth’s mass.
By Drew Prindle — May 29, 2014
Published yesterday in the journal Science Translational Medicine, the procedure used to achieve this tooth regrowth sounds like it’s taken straight out of a science fiction novel. The team used a low-power laser beam to trigger human dental stem cells and encourage them to form dentin: the hard, bone-like tissue that lies underneath a tooth’s enamel and makes up the bulk of a tooth’s mass.
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