Growing Teeth Inside Patient's Mouth



Usually traditional dental implants require a lot of time to heal and numerous visits to clinicians, which is why Dr. Jeremy Mao, a professor of dental medicine from the Columbia University Medical Center, decided to solve the problem.
He managed to come up with a revolutionary technique that would allow implants to be grown inside an empty tooth socket, in the mouth of the patient.
The professor began with a scaffold, the shape of which resembles that of a real tooth. It is worth mentioning that the scaffold is made of microchannelled natural materials filled with a growth factor.
When Mao experimented during the animal-model study he installed that structure in the empty tooth socket, making stem cells migrate onto the scaffold. The outcome was the growth of a new tooth along with the regeneration of periodontal ligaments. In addition, a new alveolar bone formed, reports Gizmag.
According to Dr. Mao, if the new method is applied, the patient will have a normal tooth grown in about nine weeks. Due to  the fact that the method requires patient’s stem cells, the tooth will be able to continuously regenerate and last for a very long time.
Is n’t that amazing?! having a normal tooth grown in about nine weeks! what do you think about that?

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4 Responses to “Growing Teeth Inside Patient's Mouth”

  1. I would like to get hold of doctor Jeremy.

    Can someone please assist me +0027 82 052 3446

  2. Dear Johan,

    Here all the details of Dr. Johan which I managed to get for you. Hope it helps.

    Jeremy J Mao, DDS, PhD
    jmao@columbia.edu
    Director

    Chief Science Advisor
    Phone 877-783-6728
    Fax 877-259-0061
    Address
    New York, NY 10027
    Website http://www.StemSave.com

    Regards,
    Eman

  3. Mr. Johan,
    When will the FDA release and will they even try.

  4. Here all the details of Dr. Johan which I managed to get for you. Hope it helps, you can directly contact him and find out. Should you need any further details or help, do not hesitate to contact us.

    Jeremy J Mao, DDS, PhD
    jmao@columbia.edu
    Director

    Chief Science Advisor
    Phone 877-783-6728
    Fax 877-259-0061
    Address
    New York, NY 10027
    Website http://www.StemSave.com

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