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Adults will able to grow replacement teeth

by KREM2

Posted on January 14, 2009 at 9:35 AM

Updated Wednesday, Sep 30 at 9:56 AM

WASHINGTON - Adult humans may soon be able to grow new teeth to replace missing ones, according to a recent article in the Washington Post.

The newspaper cites information from the National Institutes of Health, saying wisdom teeth are a prolific source of stem cells needed for tooth regeneration.

The report says this could be possible in the near future - perhaps five to 10 years from now.

That means dentures could become a thing of the past.

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