A biotech startup in Japan, Toregem Biopharma, is pioneering tooth regrowth by targeting a type of protein to enable natural tooth formation. Phase 1 clinical trials, set to begin in September, will ...

For decades, dentists and scientists have dreamed of helping people regrow lost teeth. Now, thanks to remarkable advances in genetics, molecular biology, and regenerative medicine, that dream is ...

Humans naturally produce only two sets of teeth in their lifetime, so tooth loss due to injury or disease is fairly common. Lost teeth are replaced, not restored, with dentures, fillings, or implants.

Katsu Takahashi, head of the dentistry and oral surgery department at the Medical Research Institute Kitano Hospital, is seen in the city of Osaka's Kita Ward on May 16, 2023. (Mainichi/Mirai Nagira) ...

Katsu Takahashi, head of the dentistry and oral surgery department at Kitano Hospital, second from left, and other members of the research team, hold a news conference at the hospital in Osaka's Kita ...

Japanese scientists are set to kick off the world’s first clinical trials of “tooth regrowth medicine” at the Kyoto University Hospital, The Mainichi reports. Researchers from the Japanese startup ...