I was thinking the other day about the fact that on avergae sharks have 3,000 teeth, and that every time they lose one the back teeth push forward and replace it. When I thought about our teeth, and how we only have one row of 'replacing teeth' and those are our adult and baby teeth, I thought that wouldn't it be great if we could grow another tooth, if we lost our adult teeth? I do admit alot of dentists might be out of jobs, but is is even possible?
What obstacles would one have to battle to find a way for the body to regenerate the growth of a replacement tooth???
2007-10-09 12:28:30 · 4 answers · asked by A 3 in Health ➔ Dental
It has been known to happen for a fact. It has happened but it happened to older people in their 90's and 100's. It is funny you should bring this up my bf and I were just talking about this yesterday. We both said by then in our lives we probably wouldn't even know it happened, and it would mess up our partials or false teeth.
2007-10-09 12:40:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As of now it isn't a big enough medical concern for research, but you can regenerate bone to replace the socket when a tooth is removed. Works very well.
2007-10-09 12:33:29 · answer #2 · answered by B.Woorley 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its currently in testing as we speak but they've only be successful in growing teeth on the back of a lab rat.
2007-10-09 14:05:08 · answer #3 · answered by Bill 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
one of the biggest obstacles is finding the good fairy and getting her to turn you into a shark.....
2007-10-09 12:34:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋