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Scientists in Canada and China have developed a hardy material using human bile acids, which they hope can be used to fill dental cavities.
When tooth decay has destroyed a part of the tooth a hole remains. The dentist needs to fill this hole produced by the tooth decay; a dental filling is thus placed. Fillings are also used to repair cracked or broken teeth and teeth that have been worn down from misuse.