Low-intensity laser phototherapy enhances the proliferation of dental pulp stem cells under nutritional deficiency

• Main Authors: Cacio MOURA NETTO (Author), Leila Soares FERREIRA (Author), Carlos Magno MARANDUBA (Author), Anna Carolina Volpi MELLO-MOURA (Author), Marcia Martins MARQUES (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Dental trauma in immature permanent teeth can damage pulp vascularization, which leads to necrosis and cessation of apexogenesis. Studies on tissue engineering using stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHEDs) have yielded promising results. Laser phototherapy (LPT) is able to...