Local Regeneration of Dentin-Pulp Complex Using Controlled Release of FGF-2 and Naturally Derived Sponge-Like Scaffolds

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="fig4a"><td><img alt="190561.fig.004a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijd/volume-2012/190561/figures/190561.fig.004a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Cell Adhesion on Sponges</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="fig4b"><td><img alt="190561.fig.004b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijd/volume-2012/190561/figures/190561.fig.004b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Pulp proliferation and inflammatory reaction in sponges at defects</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Application of hyaluronic acid sponge for local regeneration of the dentin-pulp complex. (a) KN-3 cells, odontoblastic progenitor cells, adhered to hyaluronic acid sponge, as well as collagen sponge. (b) Histological changes of amputated dental pulp after implantation of hyaluronic acid sponge <i>in vivo</i>. Amputated dental pulp well proliferated into hyaluronic acid and collagen sponges. Compared with collagen sponge, hyaluronic acid sponge significantly suppressed inflammatory reaction of dental pulp.</table>

International Journal of Dentistry

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Figure 4: Local Regeneration of Dentin-Pulp Complex Using Controlled Release of FGF-2 and Naturally Derived Sponge-Like Scaffolds 