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Filling the gaps: Lab-grown teeth move a step closer to becoming reality

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What if a missing tooth could be regrown, not by nature, but in a lab using your own cells? Scientists at King’s College London ...
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Costa Mesa dentist donates care on service day, filling teeth and gaps in healthcare access

Costa Mesa dentist Clint Walker recently gave a group of area residents reasons to smile, providing free crowns, fillings and other needed procedures in a daylong event designed to improve oral health ...
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Dental therapists, who can fill cavities and check teeth, get the OK in more states

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dental therapist Sarah Chagnon treats a patient at the Swinomish Dental Clinic in La Conner, Wash., as part of a school-based ...
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In hundreds of communities across the US, finding a dentist is like pulling teeth − but in 14 states, dental therapists are filling the gap

Experts recommend getting a dental checkup twice a year. Julia Burmistrova/Moment via Getty Images That’s why dental therapists – professionals who don’t have a full dentistry degree but are trained ...