The issue with periodontal tissue as I understand it revolves around a relatively complicated protein scaffold that binds the gums to the teeth. Growing tissue

The issue with periodontal tissue as I understand it revolves around a relatively complicated protein scaffold that binds the gums to the teeth. Growing tissue like gums is relatively straight forward -- we do something similar with skin for burns but the actual physical structure that bonds the soft tissue to the hard teeth is complicated to produce and apply in practice.