Pigs and Human Tooth Regeneration Unlike humans, who grow only two sets of teeth in their lifetime, pigs can grow five or six sets. This remarkable ability has made them a focal point for ...

The pig’s mouth revealed its ordinary sharp, tusk-like canines saddled up beside smaller, slightly more human-looking teeth nubs. In theory, a similar process could play out in humans.

Tufts University researchers took material from human and pig teeth and were able to grow a tooth-like structure. They hope their findings could lead to growing living tooth replacements for people.

Health These Mini-Pigs Just Grew Human-Like Teeth—Here’s Why It Matters Biological tooth substitutes could provide better alternatives to dentures and titanium implants.

Fossil teeth unearthed in Ethiopia suggest two distinct human ancestor species lived alongside each other between 2.6 and 2.8 million years ago, reshaping what is known about our evolution. The 13 ...