Why can’t teeth repair itself when bones can even though they all belong to the same skeletal system?
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Well, teeth aren’t bones, they’re not made of the same stuff. You don’t coat your bones with starchy and acidic food everyday. Your bones also have the luxury of being immersed in blood and healing factors, whereas your teeth are exposed and only supplied through a tiny root blood vessel. Finally, teeth actually do have some limited ability to repair themselves over time, but the modern diet is constantly degrading them faster than they can re-mineralize.
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