When children lose their baby teeth, there is an adult set already growing beneath the gums, ready to emerge. But if we lose our permanent teeth, there aren't any more waiting in the wings. Right ...

Scientists grew human-like teeth in pigs. Here's how and why Tufts University researchers took material from human and pig teeth and were able to grow a tooth-like structure.

Pigs are the unlikely model for this latest research into regenerating human teeth. Image source: agnormark/Adobe In a recent study, Yelick and her team successfully grew human-like teeth in pigs.

The teeth that did grow in the mini pigs didn’t reach a full human tooth size and likely wouldn’t stand up to regular use. Implantinga lab grown teeth into human is also an entirely ...

And to create a more “natural” scaffold, the team stripped away the cells from the teeth of mini pigs. Then, in an approach similar to the one Yelick had used before, ...

These Mini-Pigs Just Grew Human-Like Teeth—Here’s Why It Matters Biological tooth substitutes could provide better alternatives to dentures and titanium implants.

Tufts University researchers took material from human and pig teeth and were able to grow a tooth-like structure. They hope their findings could lead to growing living tooth replacements for people.

Researchers grew human-like teeth in pigs with bioengineering. by WKRC. Sat, February 15th 2025 at 12:34 PM (Photo by Laszlo Balogh/Getty Images) TOPICS: ...

To create the bioengineered teeth, Yelick uses cells from pig jaws, which she obtains from slaughterhouses. Pigs have multiple sets of teeth, so there are cells from underdeveloped teeth that have not ...

Pigs have a full set of 44 adult teeth, designed for their omnivorous diet. Their teeth include incisors, canines (tusks), premolars, and molars for cutting and grinding food.