14 Etiology, Pathogenesis, and Treatment of Radiation-induced Xerostomia CHRISTOPHER A. SULLIVAN Xerostomia is a permanent and devastating sequela of head and neck radiation that affects ~40,000 patients annually in the…
Fig.1 (a) developing tooth in a bud stage, (b) developing tooth in a cap stage, (c) developing tooth in a bell stage During the cap stage (Fig. 1b) (at about…
Source In vitro multipotency In vivo ectopic tissue formation DPSCs [7] Pulp adult teeth Osteogenic, dentinogenic, adipogenic, chondrogenic, neurogenic, myogenic, cardiomyogenic, hepatocyte-like cell, melanocyte Dentin-pulp-like complex Bone-like tissues Adipose…
Type of hydrogel Promising features Experimental approach Result References Peptide-Amphiphile (PA) • Self-assemble into 3D networks • Easy to handle • Can be introduced into small defects • Cell adhesion sequence RGD and an…
Fig. 1 A cluster of titanium dioxide nano-tubes [2] Nanotechnology therefore, involves materials that have a nano-sized topography or are composed of nano-sized materials ranging between 1 and 100 nm…
Fig. 1 Developmental potential of DPSC transplanted with HA/TCP carrier in vivo . (a) After 6 weeks, DPSC generated a dental pulp-like tissue within the HA/TCP carrier (c) with the…
Fig. 1 Embryonic origin of the different tooth components. (Reproduced from www.bronxdentalspa.com/root-canal-bronx.htm) Dentin comprises the main portion of the tooth. It is a mineralized connective tissue secreted by the odontoblasts,…
Fig. 1 Schematic representation of (a) cranial neural crest cell populations (red arrows) represented by the various colors and their migratory paths towards the oral cavity territory (blue–green arrows), and…
Dental stem cells (DSCs) In vitro hepatic differentiation Animal model Remarks Reference Human tooth germ progenitor cells (TGPCs) DMEM low glucose, 2 % FBS, 100 ng/mL a-FGF (5 days); DMEM low…
Fig. 1 Drawing of a section of the human eye. Image courtesy of the National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health This chapter reviews ongoing research involved in assessing the…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 Barbara Zavan and Eriberto Bressan (eds.)Dental Stem Cells: Regenerative PotentialStem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine10.1007/978-3-319-33299-4_13 MSCs and Biomaterials Adriano Piattelli1 and Giovanna Iezzi1 (1) Department of Medical, Oral, and Biotechnological…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 Barbara Zavan and Eriberto Bressan (eds.)Dental Stem Cells: Regenerative PotentialStem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine10.1007/978-3-319-33299-4_12 Neuronal Properties of Dental Stem Cells Letizia Ferroni1, Sara Ricci2 and Chiara Gardin1 (1) Department of…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 Barbara Zavan and Eriberto Bressan (eds.)Dental Stem Cells: Regenerative PotentialStem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine10.1007/978-3-319-33299-4_9 Stem Cells for Periodontal Regeneration Giorgio Pagni1, 2 (1) Private Practice, Via Lamarmora 29,…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 Barbara Zavan and Eriberto Bressan (eds.)Dental Stem Cells: Regenerative PotentialStem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine10.1007/978-3-319-33299-4_3 Isolation and Cryopreservation of Stem Cells from Dental Tissues O. G. Davies1 and B. A. Scheven2 (1)…
Fig. 1 Didactic classification of epigenetic modifications (reproduced with permission from [10]). (a) DNA methylation schematic illustrating the repeating nucleosome, which a single strand of DNA wound round the histone…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 Barbara Zavan and Eriberto Bressan (eds.)Dental Stem Cells: Regenerative PotentialStem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine10.1007/978-3-319-33299-4_5 Dental Stem Cells and Growth Factors Paolo Ghensi1, 2 (1) Centre for Integrative Biology…
Easily manipulated with ample working time Radiopaque and easily discernible on radiographs Dimensionally stable with no shrinkage once inserted Seals the canals laterally and apically conforming to the canal anatomy…
Fig 13.1 Clinical radiographs and photographs showing endodontic cases which have failed despite attempts at treatment. (a) Missed anatomy, (b) persistent disease despite well-obturated canal system, (c) overextension resulting in…
Fig. 16.1 Clinical radiographs demonstrating (a, b) external inflammatory root resorption associated with apical pathosis, (c) external replacement resorption, (d) internal root resorption, (e) orthodontic pressure root resorption, and (f)…
Fig. 10.1 Clinical radiographs demonstrating inadequate root canal fillings with or without poor coronal restorations. Note (a) well-fitting post and core restoration with untreated MB2 and poorly treated MB1, DB,…
