Good news everybody, researchers grow teeth from gum cells

Capt'n Midnight

They've grown hybrid human/mouse bioteeth. Just the thing for when you fancy some cheese.

No doubt the dentists will try to delay this as long as possible so they can continue to take kickbacks from the mercury pushers

science bit http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21718402

The next major challenge is to identify a way to culture adult human mesenchymal cells to be tooth-inducing, as at the moment we can only make embryonic mesenchymal cells do this."

He said the hope was that one day the technology could replace current dental implants, which cannot reproduce a natural root structure

seantorious

Bloody dentists, trying their best to lessen your pain with the most advanced scientific and commercially available mercury based products. F**k dentists.

BillyMitchel

I'd say Shane Mc Gown will be delighted with this news!

smash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzw6nRnaQG0

ballsymchugh

they've been at this stage for a few years. they just need to get the cells to grow in an organised way, in the right direction, in the right place for it to work yet.

davet82

lovely! now to go buy a box of roy rover bars

Turtyturd

So the bee's have to sting you in the gums?

Anyone

Feckin mice get everything before we do....remember a few years ago the one with an ear on its back? We still havent got that either!!!!!!

Jimoslimos

Anyone wrote: »

Feckin mice get everything before we do....remember a few years ago the one with an ear on its back? We still havent got that either!!!!!!

In fairness that wasn't really a functional ear, more of a scaffold placed under the skin. Nothing groundbreaking there.

Cantona's Collars

They are also working on placing a penis on a head for a select few AH posters.:pac:

I could do with one of those teeth,broke one of mine last week:(

davet82

Jimoslimos wrote: »

In fairness that wasn't really a functional ear, more of a scaffold placed under the skin. Nothing groundbreaking there.

pffft.... well what have you grown on the back of a rodent smarty pants? :P

steddyeddy

seantorious wrote: »

Bloody dentists, trying their best to lessen your pain with the most advanced scientific and commercially available mercury based products. F**k dentists.

At crazy prices!

seantorious

steddyeddy wrote: »

At crazy prices!

Money<pain

Capt'n Midnight

Anyone wrote: »

Feckin mice get everything before we do....remember a few years ago the one with an ear on its back? We still havent got that either!!!!!!

I hear they've repeated it on the stomach of another mouse named Captain Kirk




He's got a final front ear.

mbur

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

He's got a final front ear.

Good spotting there Captain. The humour is a great help. I would dearly love this tooth thing to be true. But why do I get the feeling we are being drip fed some hyped up minor advance so the lads can continue with the research. The standard disclaimer is always there:

But it is still likely to be many years before dentists can use the method.

I need my new teeth now.. <Gritts whats left of my teeth and maintains a cheery disposition..:D >

TheLastMohican

EEEeeee by gum, Lad! What will they invent next?