Dental and Periodontal Tissues Formation and Regeneration: Current Approaches and Future Challenges

• Main Author: Thimios Mitsiadis (auth)
• Other Authors: Giovanna Orsini (auth), Victor E. Arana-Chavez (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Physiology; Stem Cells; vasculature; Regenerative dentistry; scaffolds; Periodontium; enamel; Tooth; innervation; Dental Pulp; Tissue Engineering
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Sequential and reciprocal interactions between oral epithelial and cranial neural crest-derived mesenchymal cells give rise to the teeth and periodontium. Teeth are vital organs containing a rich number of blood vessels and nerve fibers within the dental pulp and periodontium. Teeth are composed by...