Expanding therapeutic boundaries: Stem cells and tissue engineering

Roberto ROCHA

Over the last decade, research in dentistry has been evolving expressively in the field of tissue engineering. The search for means to achieve tissue repair, or the generation of new tissue, has the goal to broaden dramatically the therapeutic possibilities over different areas. Tissue engineering is a very promising option for providing tissue for craniofacial repair. When added up, the incidence of incisor pre-foramen fissures, which involve the alveolar ridge, and of incisor transforamen fissures, the presence of a full or partial alveolar cleft affects something like 70% of the cleft lip and palate patients. [...]

How to cite: Rocha R. Fronteiras terapêuticas em expansão: engenharia de tecidos e células-tronco. Dental Press J Orthod. 2011 Sept-Oct;16(5):17-9.

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