For adults of a certain age, dental implant advertisements appear ubiquitous. But the price — at potentially thousands of dollars per tooth — might, for many people be a case of financially biting off more than they can chew.
What if, instead, they could regrow their pearly whites, perhaps at a fraction of the cost?
Approaches that replace — rather than patch up — teeth with crowns or fillings may be closer than you think. Scientists have been exploring multiple methods in the past few decades including RNA-based medicines, stem cell therapy, and mineral regeneration.
