Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Cartilage Regeneration of TMJ Osteoarthritis

• Main Authors: Dixin Cui (Author), Hongyu Li (Author), Xin Xu (Author), Ling Ye (Author), Xuedong Zhou (Author), Liwei Zheng (Author), Yachuan Zhou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJ OA) is a degenerative disease, characterized by progressive cartilage degradation, subchondral bone remodeling, synovitis, and chronic pain. Due to the limited self-healing capacity in condylar cartilage, traditional clinical treatments have limited sympto...