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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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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

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.