Dental Pulp Mesenchymal Stem Cells as a Treatment for Periodontal Disease in Older Adults

• Main Authors: Beatriz Hernández-Monjaraz (Author), Edelmiro Santiago-Osorio (Author), Edgar Ledesma-Martínez (Author), Itzen Aguiñiga-Sánchez (Author), Norma Angélica Sosa-Hernández (Author), Víctor Manuel Mendoza-Núñez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Periodontal disease (PD) is one of the main causes of tooth loss and is related to oxidative stress and chronic inflammation. Although different treatments have been proposed in the past, the vast majority do not regenerate lost tissues. In this sense, the use of dental pulp mesenchymal stem cells (...