Dental soft tissues – as a sourse of stem cells for regenerative medicine

Abstract

Regenerative medicine based on cell therapy and tissue engineering is an emerging multidisciplinary field involving molecular and cellular biology, medicine, physics, materials science and genetics. Stem cells are distinguished from other cells because they may renew themselves through cell division after long periods of inactivity. Stem cells are unspecialized and may give rise to specialized types of cells like chondroblasts or odontoblasts. When a stem cell divides, each new cell remains either a stem cell or becomes a different type of cell with a more specialized function like a muscle, blood, or brain cell. Stem cells are able to replenish other cells as long as the body is still alive.Temporary or permanent tooth extracted by medical indications, as a residue after removal can be a source of autologous stem cells, which after processing can be used in therapy for restoring damaged tissue donor including the maxilla facial region.