Injectable adipose tissue combined with stem cells for soft-tissue augmentation: A pilot study for dental applications

• Main Authors: Li-Ting Li (Author), Kuang-Ta Yao (Author), Shou-Cheng Teng (Author), Tiffany P. Sun (Author), Ching-Kuo Chen (Author), Chia-Chun Chen (Author), Ming-Lun Hsu (Author), Hsu-Wei Fang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/purpose: Bone resorption and soft-tissue defects are the typical physiologic responses after tooth extraction. Various dental ridge augmentation techniques have been applied and lack of the soft tissue is the major factor causing the failure. We propose that the adipose-derived stem cell...