Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, dentists and scientists have dreamed of helping people regrow lost teeth. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) For decades, ...

Researchers have created a bioinspired gel that can regenerate tooth enamel by mimicking natural growth processes. The fluoride-free material forms a mineral-rich layer that restores enamel’s strength ...

A cracked tooth or loss of enamel can make you feel vulnerable every time you sip on something cold or bite down a bit hard. Most people learn to live with that sharp pain or the anticipation of more ...

Losing teeth has meant artificial replacements for centuries. Japanese researchers at Kyoto University Hospital are changing that with human trials of a drug that regrows natural teeth. By 2030, ...

For more than a century, dentistry has focused on repairing or replacing damaged teeth, not growing new ones. That assumption is now under direct challenge, as Japanese teams move a first-of-its-kind ...