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Lab-grown teeth might become an alternative to fillings - Adults could one day grow their own replacement teeth instead of having fillings – as scientists make a key discovery. (www.kcl.ac.uk)

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[–] cdkg@lemm.ee 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It would replace dental implants, not fillings but pretty sure it would be more expensive and slower

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Yeah, of all the things to replace with a prosthetic, a tooth seems easiest. We can make a thing hard and strong very easily. That being said, the article says prosthetic don't last for some reason.

[–] cdkg@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A good dental work can last for 10 or 20 years (ceramic crown or onlay) but the mouth is a very complicated part and many factors, mechanical and biological, come into play.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Other than abrasion, what are some of them?

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Force, neglect, drug and tobacco use and other abuse, poor diet, poor circulation, trauma, probably more.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

drug and tobacco use and other abuse, poor diet, poor circulation

Can those affect a synthetic implant, somehow?

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 1 month ago

Gum and bone tissue.