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Science with Luke: Regrowing your own teeth

Everybody hates going to the dentist. So might it be possible instead to regrow teeth in your own...

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10.30 15 Jan 2026


Science with Luke: Regrowing your own teeth


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10.30 15 Jan 2026


Everybody hates going to the dentist. So might it be possible instead to regrow teeth in your own mouth? Recent advances say yes. And also there’s a new toothpaste coming that is really effective at killing the bacteria in your mouth that cause gum disease.

All to chat about with Luke O’Neill, Professor of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity College Dublin.


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