Tufts University researchers took material from human and pig teeth and were able to grow a tooth-like structure. They hope their findings could lead to growing living tooth replacements for people.

The pig’s mouth revealed its ordinary sharp, tusk-like canines saddled up beside smaller, slightly more human-looking teeth nubs. In theory, a similar process could play out in humans.

They can, however, be collected from unerupted teeth present in pig jaws. Unlike humans, pigs can grow multiple sets of adult teeth, so their adult jaws contain additional tooth buds.

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Tufts University researchers took material from human and pig teeth and were able to grow a tooth-like structure. They hope their findings could lead to growing living tooth replacements for people.

Researchers have grown human teeth in the jaws of pigs in an attempt to eventually offer a viable method of tooth replacement for those in need.

Tufts University researchers took material from human and pig teeth and were able to grow a tooth-like structure. They hope their findings could lead to growing living tooth replacements for people.