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Humans may be able to grow new teeth within just 6 years. Japanese researchers are advancing a promising tooth-regrowing medicine into human trials. (www.popularmechanics.com)
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[โ€“] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But are they missing a tooth due to a genetic issue? Or are they missing a tooth from losing an adult tooth, already?

Need a better source.

[โ€“] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Need a better source.

Here's some of the earlier research on mice and ferrets: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abf1798