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Why humans can't regrow teeth
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Humans can't grow new teeth, but we're not alone — most mammals can't. Many reptiles and fish can grow hundreds or even thousands of new teeth. Geckos grow over 1,000 new teeth in a lifetime. Humans can only grow two sets of teeth, baby and adult teeth, because of how they evolved over 300 million years ago.
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