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+-   Tooth Regeneration Coming Soon on Monday January 05 2009, @07:27PM Ponca City, We love you

Submitted by Ponca City, We love you on Monday January 05 2009, @07:27PM
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Ponca City, We love you writes "For thousands of years, losing teeth has been a routine part of human aging but the Washington Post reports that researchers are close to growing important parts of teeth from stem cells including creating a living root from scratch, perhaps within one year. "How to make a root is real important," says Pamela Robey, chief of the Craniofacial and Skeletal Diseases Branch at the NIH. "Dentists say, 'Give me a root and I can put a crown on it.' " Dentists will treat periodontal disease in a few years with regeneration by using stem cells to create hard and soft tissue and take a tooth about to fall out and reconnect it firmly and although nobody is predicting when growing teeth in adults, on demand, to replace missing ones will be possible, five to ten years is a common guess. Baby and wisdom teeth are sources of stem cells that could be "banked" for future health needs says Robey. "When you think about it, the teeth children put under their pillows may end up being worth much more than the tooth fairy's going rate. Plus, if you still have your wisdom teeth, it's nice to know you're walking around with your own source of stem cells.""
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