Commitment of Oral-Derived Stem Cells in Dental and Maxillofacial Applications

• Main Authors: Gianrico Spagnuolo (Author), Bruna Codispoti (Author), Massimo Marrelli (Author), Carlo Rengo (Author), Sandro Rengo (Author), Marco Tatullo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Tissue engineering is based on the interaction between stem cells, biomaterials and factors delivered in biological niches. Oral tissues have been found to be rich in stem cells from different sources: Stem cells from oral cavity are easily harvestable and have shown a great plasticity towards the m...