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Review
. 2015 Apr 29;49(2):51-56.
doi: 10.17096/jiufd.42908. eCollection 2015.

Dental stem cell sources and their potentials for bone tissue engineering

Fatih Asutay  1 , H Ahmet Acar  2 , Umit Yolcu  3 , Mustafa Kırtay  3 , Hilal Alan  3
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Review

Dental stem cell sources and their potentials for bone tissue engineering

Fatih Asutay et al. J Istanb Univ Fac Dent. .

Abstract

Tissue engineering arouses excitement in all medical fields that deal with bone healing. The ultimate aim of these approaches are to shorten the healing process, obtain highly differentiated functional tissues and eliminate the need for a second surgical site required for autogenous bone grafts. Mesenchymal stem cells have been increasingly used in the experiments which were conducted in these fields and the results are promising. Dental stem cells have come to the forefront both because of their relative ease of access and also their superior characteristics. This article investigates the importance of dental stem cells for bone tissue engineering and their regeneration potentials.

Keywords: Dental stem cells; bone tissue engineering; oral and maxillofacial surgery.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: None declared.

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