April 2, 2016
...AND CHEAPER...:
Saving your teeth - the latest 3D bio-printing breakthrough (Bill Condie, 3/31/16, Cosmos)
Researchers have created complex gum tissue and bone structures in the lab, using 3D bio-printing. The printed tissue has already been transplanted successfully into animals, and could be used by dentists to replace missing teeth and bone in human patients within two years.
Posted by Orrin Judd at April 2, 2016 7:32 AM