Great! They find a method to regenerate tooth enamel or bone

Up to now, tooth enamel was not able to regenerate spontaneously . Its microscopic structure is too complex and organized while giving it the status of the hardest tissue of the human body. But a group of scientists has found a way to create hard tissue that could solve the problem of 50% of the world's population suffering from tooth sensitivity, pain and even tooth loss due to skin damage. ;E-mail.

The research was conducted by researchers from the Center for Biomedical Research Networking, Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine of Spain, with the University of Valladolid (Spain) and Queen Mary University of London, and published in the scientific journal Nature Communications

According to the works, the new method is based on a specific protein material which has the ability to encourage the creation of particles (nanocrystals of the Mineral apatite) that will regenerate the tissue. In addition, the proteinaceous material is able to guide the orderly growth of particles thus achieving a rigid and hard material with acid resistance (similar to enamel).

The level of precision with which tissue can regenerate suggests that in the future, materials that mimic others with the same characteristics can be created, such as bone or dentin (intermediate tissue softer than enamel).

The results of the research are therefore promising for their possible application in regenerative medicine . They also provide information to understand the role of certain protein disorders in the body.