Is it possible to regrow/repair teeth without stem cells?!
Question:
Is it possible to regrow/repair teeth without stem cells?
Answers:
If you a shark yes :)
For humans, I don't think so. But it looks like we should have saved our baby teeth and/or wisdom teeth because it looks like these are the best non-controversial source of stem cells for growing teeth:
quote:
"Baby and wisdom teeth, along with jawbone and periodontal ligament, are non-controversial sources of stem cells that could be "banked" for future health needs, according to a National Institutes of Health researcher who spoke today at the American Dental Association's national media conference.
Harvested from the pulp layer inside the teeth, jawbone and periodontal ligament, these stem cells may one day correct periodontal defects and cleft palate, and may help restore nerve cells lost in diseases such as Parkinson's, according to Pamela Gehron Robey, Ph.D., Chief, Craniofacial and Skeletal Diseases Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services. " unquote
Source of above info:
http://www.ada.org/public/media/releases...