@tobi: hockey players rejoice
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South Korean scientists have developed a bioactive patch that stimulates the growth of new teeth using the protein BMP-9, potentially eliminating the need for dentures and implants.
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hockey players rejoice
Massimo (@Rainmaker1973): South Korean scientists have created a medical breakthrough once believed impossible: a bioactive patch that stimulates the growth of new teeth, potentially ending dentures and implants forever.
The patch uses a protein called BMP-9 to activate dormant tooth stem cells,
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