This article is taken from the monthly Sciences et Avenir ndeg931, September 2024.
Implants and other dental prostheses will soon become obsolete! At least that's what researchers at Kitano Hospital in Osaka (Japan) claim. They think they've found a way to make teeth grow back in humans. And to prove it, they're launching a first clinical trial this fall. Their strategy? Deactivate a gene that normally blocks this natural regrowth. To achieve this, they've developed a molecule as part of their start-up, Toregem Biopharma.
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