They believe they can create stem cell stimulated fillings.
The downside is, following a root canal, the tooth’s strength is weaker and could eventually need to be removed.
Adam Celiz is a therapeutic biomaterials researcher who believes that stem cells could help reduce the number of root canals and the need for dentures.
Just like regular fillings, the biomaterial stem cells are injected into the tooth and hardened with ultra-violet light.
Root Canal treatment could be a thing of the past with Revolutionary 'stem cell fillings': https://t.co/yKUpqMiNp3 pic.twitter.com/o2x8GEJzMz — Netcells-Stem Cells (@Netcells_SA) July 7, 2016.
The researchers believe that if used on a damaged tooth, those stem cells can repair the tooth.
The easiest way to explain it is the tooth would heal itself, with the help of the stem cell biomaterial injection. »