Innovative Dental Stem Cell-Based Research Approaches: The Future of Dentistry

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Schematic representation of different stem cell-based approaches for partial or whole tooth regeneration after pathologies and tooth loss using transplantation of tooth stem cells combined with scaffolds. The various dental pathologies: (a) carious lesion, (b) necrotic pulp, (c) periodontitis, and (d) tooth loss. DPSCs, dental pulp stem cells; PDLSCs, periodontal ligament stem cells; SCAP, stem cells from the apical part of the papilla; DESCs, dental epithelial stem cells; DMSCs, dental mesenchymal stem cells.

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