by nobel victim » Wed May 25, 2005 6:31 am
What you say of course is quite right, there is a disanalogy between pulling a hair from its follicle (leaving in place what we need to grow a hair) and pulling a tooth (Which does not)
But an extracted tooth can still re-establish itself if it is re-implanted, so I guess its fair to say that it is a bit like a Fu in this sense. I think cosmetic dentists probaly do this sort of thing a lot to give patient a nice smile by moving the teeth into a better place? Has anyone ever tryed splitting a tooth down its root in an attempt to get both halves to grow?
NV
I accept that few 'models' would want to offer themselves for this type of experiment!