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This is an archive article published on September 28, 2002

Scientists grow pig’s teeth in rat intestine

US researchers have succeeded in growing pig’s teeth inside rat intestines, an advance that could revolutionise dentistry. A team from ...

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US researchers have succeeded in growing pig’s teeth inside rat intestines, an advance that could revolutionise dentistry.

A team from Forsyth institute in Boston placed cells from immature teeth of six-month-old pigs in the intestines of rat hosts. Within 30 weeks small, recognisable tooth crowns had formed. The study also gave evidence of the existence of dental stem cells which could help implement such techniques with human teeth.

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