Stem cells have now been used to create organoids to secret the proteins that form dental enamel thanks to a team of scientists from the University of Washington in Seattle.
The research was published in the journal Development Cell and explains how the researchers used a technique called “single-cell combinatorial indexing RNA sequencing (sci-RNA-seq), which reveals which genes are active at different stages of a cell’s development,” reports the University of Washington School of Medicine.
While it still may take a while before we can regenerate teeth, it is now possible to see how we can get there. Ruohola-Baker points out that other human organs are quite large and complicated to regenerate with stem cells but teeth are much smaller and potentially easier to do this with.
Read more about the research from the University of Washington School of Medicine.
