Published online Jun 26, 2014. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v4.i2.99
Revised: January 1, 2014
Accepted: March 13, 2014
Published online: June 26, 2014
Generally, the dental pulp needs to be removed when it is infected, and root canal therapy (RCT) is usually required in which infected dental pulp is replaced with inorganic materials (paste and gutta percha). This treatment approach ultimately brings about a dead tooth. However, pulp vitality is extremely important to the tooth itself, since it provides nutrition and acts as a biosensor to detect the potential pathogenic stimuli. Despite the reported clinical success rate, RCT-treated teeth are destined to be devitalized, brittle and susceptible to postoperative fracture. Recently, the advances and achievements in the field of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine have inspired novel biological approaches to apexogenesis in young patients suffering from pulpitis or periapical periodontitis. This review mainly focuses on the benchtop and clinical regeneration of root apex mediated by adult stem cells. Moreover, current strategies for infected pulp therapy are also discussed here.
Core tip: Compared with traditional root canal therapy, stem cell-based therapies initiate a new approach to treating dental pulp diseases. The development of teeth depends on many kinds of stem cells and some of which still exist after the formation of the root, creating a chance for the tooth to regenerate itself when it stops developing due to infection or trauma. This article provides an interesting view on the benchtop and clinical regeneration of root apex mediated by adult stem cells. Moreover, current strategies for infected pulp therapy are also discussed.
- Citation: Li Y, Shu LH, Yan M, Dai WY, Li JJ, Zhang GD, Yu JH. Adult stem cell-based apexogenesis. World J Methodol 2014; 4(2): 99-108
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2222-0682/full/v4/i2/99.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5662/wjm.v4.i2.99
When the dental pulp is infected, traditionally, the dental pulp must be replaced with inorganic materials (paste and gutta percha) via root canal therapy (RCT). However, for RCT-treated teeth, the loss of pulp vitality, which primarily provides nutrition and acts as a biosensor to detect the potential pathogenic stimuli, will bring about various problems including the decreased strength and increased fragility; teeth are destined to be dead, devitalized, brittle and susceptible to postoperative fracture. Therefore, crowns are suggested to protect the non-vital tooth, but subsequently bring about other complications, including food impaction, recurrent caries, gingivitis, coronal leakage or microleakage, etc.
As a result, a better way to treat dental pulp diseases is needed. Nowadays stem cell-based therapies represent a promising potential to improve the life of patients with conditions ranging from neurodegenerative and traumatic diseases to regenerative disorders requiring replacement of complex structures such as bones and teeth[1-3]. Stem cells have the capacity of self-renewal and multiple-differentiation (Figure 1). They can be divided into four types, including totipotent stem cells, pluripotent stem cells, multipotent stem cells and unipotent or progenitor stem cells[2]. Due to the ethical and legal issues, the clinical application of embryonic stem cells is still controversial and restricted, although they can differentiate into almost every cell type in the human body[1]. Adult stem cells, however, become valuable because they can be isolated from many different adult tissues and demonstrate the potential to give rise to cells of various lineages[4]. The typical adult stem cells, like neural stem cells (NSCs), hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), are considered as multipotent because they can give birth to different cell types in the tissue of origin[5]. NSCs are present in the subventricular zone and the subgranular zone of the hippocampal dentate gyrus and are able to generate three cell types of the brain including neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes. HSCs were first named by Cohneim about 130 years ago[6]. They can be isolated from bone marrow and differentiate into all blood cells of the myeloid and lymphoid cell lineages[3,7]. HSCs are the best-studied stem cells for transplantation. They have been used in stem cell-based therapies for decades, especially in an allogeneic setting[8]. Hematopoietic disorders or patients with other malignancies undergoing intensive chemotherapy or radiation therapy are usually treated with this kind of stem cells[9]. Another kind of adult stem cells were first described by Friedenstein in the 1970s and were later defined as “MSCs” by Caplan and others[10-13]. MSCs have the potential to differentiate towards lineages of mesenchymal origin, including bone, cartilage, fat, connective tissue, muscle and marrow stroma. They can be isolated from diverse organs and tissues, such as bone marrow, adipose tissue, umbilical cord blood and stroma, placenta, amniotic membrane, synovium, lung, dental pulp tissue and so on[3,5]. Recently, more attention was paid to the clinical use of MSC transplantation to treat diseases that affect the host organ, including kidney injury, liver failure, myocardial infarction, articular cartilage defect and spinal cord injury, etc.[14-18]. However, the application in the treatment of a young infected tooth remains unclear.
During tooth development, enamel is formed by ameloblasts derived from the oral epithelium, while dentin and dental pulp originate from the dental papilla. The development of tooth depends on many kinds of stem cells, some of which still exist after the formation of the root. It offers a chance for the tooth to regenerate itself when the tooth stops developing because of infection or trauma. Generally, apexification by calcium hydroxide (CH) is the most traditional method to treat the immature tooth suffering from infection, usually bringing about a calcified barrier in the root with an open apex or an incompletely formed root with necrotic pulp[19,20]. However, the root often stops developing, leading to an imbalanced crown and root containing thin root dentin and wide apex, which may cause root fracture during functional movements, and it also takes a long period to complete the treatment. Recently, another method called apexogenesis has been developed with the emergence of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA), which refers to a vital pulp therapy procedure that encourages physiological development and formation of the root end[21,22]. Compared to apexification, teeth after apexogenesis with vital pulp therapy develop a normal thickness of dentin, root length and apical morphology with fewer follow-up appointments[23,24]. In cases of Jung et al[25], he observed a separately growing root after the apexification treatment, which indicated the coexistence of apexification and apexogenesis. It is believed that some stem cells play important roles in the continuing root development of infected immature tooth.
MSCs with the capacity of self-renewal and multi-lineage differentiation are regarded as attractive progenitor cell sources for tissue engineering and regeneration[26]. To date, several kinds of MSCs have been identified as promising candidates for dental tissue engineering in the dentistry field such as bone marrow MSCs (BMMSCs), dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs), stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHEDs), periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs), dental follicle precursor cells (DFPCs) and stem cells from apical papilla (SCAPs)[26-30]. Which MSCs are mostly suitable for apexogenesis? On one hand, a tooth derives from a tooth germ consisting of various MSCs which can develop certain parts of the tooth. On the other hand, MSCs of different origins may present various differentiation abilities. Previous studies have revealed that MSCs can differentiate into certain tissues after specific induction. Accumulating evidence demonstrates that MSCs have the potential to cross lineage boundaries, even able to differentiate into specific cells of tissues beyond their origin[31] (Tables 1 and 2 describe the adult stem cell candidates and their in vivo transplantation outcomes from different research groups).
| BMMSCs | DPSCs | SCAPs | SHEDs | PDLSCs | DFPCs | |
| Location | Bone marrow | Permanent tooth pulp | Apical papilla of developing root | Exfoliated deciduous tooth pulp | Periodontal ligament | Dental follicle |
| Specific markers | ND | ND | CD24 | ND | ND | GoPro49 |
| Proliferation rate | Moderate | High | High | High | High | High |
| Multi-potentiality | Odontoblasts, osteoblasts, adipocytes, chondrocytes, myocytes, neurocytes, tenocytes | Odontoblasts, osteoblasts, adipocytes, chondrocytes, myocytes, neurocytes | Odontoblasts, osteoblasts, adipocytes, chondrocytes, neurocytes | Odontoblasts, osteoblasts, adipocytes, chondrocytes, myocytes, neurocytes | Osteoblasts, chondrocytes, adipocytes, neurocytes, cementoblasts | Osteoblasts, chondrocytes, cementoblasts, adipocytes, PDL fibroblasts, neuron-like cells |
| In vivo transplantation | Dentin-pulp-like tissue, bone, cementum, PDL | Dentin-pulp complex, bone | Dentin-pulp-like complex, bone | Dentin-like tissue, bone | Cementum/PDL-like structure | Cementum-like structure, bone |
| Ref. | MSCs | Outcomes |
| Ohazama et al[42] | BMMSCs | Tooth structures and associated bone |
| Li et al[28] | BMMSCs | Tooth-like structures surrounded by bone and soft tissues |
| Kawaguchi et al[43] | BMMSCs | Histologically produced cementum, PDL and alveolar bone |
| Gronthos et al[44] | DPSCs | Pulp-dentine like tissue complexes lined with odontoblast-like cells |
| Carinci et al[45] | DPSCs | Bone-like tissues |
| Sonoyama et al[49] | SCAPs | A typical dentin structure with connective tissues |
| Battula et al[39] | SCAPs | Bone-/dentin-like mineralized tissues |
| Miura et al[53] | SHEDs | Dentin-like tissue, but not a dentin-pulp-like complex; not differentiate directly into osteoblasts but only induce new bone formation |
| Wang et al[55] | SHEDs | Exhibit an enhanced potential to form bone |
| Park et al[57]/Seo et al[58] | PDLSCs | A typical cementum/PDL-like structure |
| Morsczeck et al[64] | DFPCs | A structure consists of fibrous or rigid tissue, no dentin, cementum, or bone formation |
| Handa et al[65] | DFPCs | Cementum-like matrix |
| Honda et al[66] | DFPCs | Bone |
BMMSCs are the first isolated MSCs with a spindle-shaped morphology which have the ability to adhere to a plastic surface with high proliferative potential[32]. BMMSCs possess the self-renewal capacity to form colonies in vitro and are capable of differentiating into multiple mesenchymal cell lineages such as osteoblasts, adipocytes, chondrocytes, muscle cells, tenocytes, and nerve cells[33-35]. However, BMMSCs are limited to a growth potential of 30 to approximately 50 population-doublings (PDs) following ex vivo expansion[30]. BMMSCs express the Oct-4, Nanog, STRO-1, CD73, CD90, CD105, CD146[36,37] and are negative for CD14, CD34, CD45 and human leukocyte antigen-DR[38-40]. Based on their multi-lineage differentiation potential and their high proliferative capacity, BMMSCs have a great potential for stem cell-based regenerative therapies. For instance, the intracoronary transplantation of autologous BMMSCs for ischemic cardiomyopathy has shown the promising results[41]. Furthermore, after transplantation of BMMSCs into regions of central nervous injury, an improved functional recovery was observed in the injured rodent brain or spinal cord[3]. Ohazama et al[42] have reported that the combination of adult BMMSCs and embryonic oral epithelium can stimulate an odontogenic response in BMMSCs, and transfer of the complex into adult renal capsules can result in the development of tooth structures and associated bone. Li et al[28] also have demonstrated that the combination of oral epithelial cells from rat embryos with BMSSCs can generate tooth-like structures expressing dentin sialophosphoprotein (DSPP) and dentine matrix protein 1 (DMP1) surrounded by bone and soft tissue. Kawaguchi et al[43] have shown complete regeneration of periodontal defects after BMMSC transplantation, and histologically produced cementum, periodontal ligament (PDL), and alveolar bone.
DPSCs were first isolated and characterized from dental pulp tissue by Gronthos et al[44] in 2000. Similar to MSCs, DPSCs are positive for CD29, CD44, CD59, CD90, CD106, and CD146, and negative for CD34, CD45, and CD11b. DPSCs are described as a highly proliferative cell population with the self-renewal ability and multi-lineage differentiation potential[3]. DPSCs possess mesenchymal stem cell properties such as a fibroblast-like morphology, adherence to a plastic surface, and the ability to form colonies when cultured in vitro[3] and they are able to differentiate into chondrocytes, adipocytes, odontoblasts and neural-like cells under appropriate inductive conditions[2]. Previous studies have shown that DPSCs are capable of differentiating into odontoblastic lineages in vitro and form ectopic pulp-dentine like tissue complexes lined with odontoblast-like cells expressing DSPP when transplanted subcutaneously into immunocompromised mice in vivo[44]. DPSCs can also form bone-like tissues when transplanted into immunocompromised mice[45]. Some studies have demonstrated that DPSCs are able to differentiate into endothelial-like cells and express blood vessel markers and neural markers, but the in vivo differentiation potential is still under debate[46-48]. Due to their easy obtainment and the potential of multi-lineage differentiation, DPSCs are thought to be an ideal cell source for tissue regeneration and engineering.
Apical papilla means the soft tissue at the apices of developing permanent teeth[49] and stem cells from apical papilla (SCAPs) are a population of MSCs residing in the apical papilla of incompletely developed teeth[50]. The surface makers are similar to those of BMMSCs and DPSCs, but CD24 is only detected in SCAPs. The expression of CD24 is down-regulated following osteogenic induction. It has been reported that SCAPs display a higher proliferation rate than DPSCs, probably because they are derived from a developing tissue[51]. Similar to DPSCs, SCAPs are able to differentiate into a variety of cell types, but appear to have greater dentinogenic potential than DPSCs. An in vivo study has shown that SCAPs with hydroxyapatite/tricalcium phosphate particles that were transplanted into immunocompromised mice can generate a typical dentin structure with a layer of dentin tissue formed on the surface of the hydroxyapatite/tricalcium phosphate along with connective tissue[49]. SCAPs also demonstrate the capacity to undergo adipogenic differentiation after induction and express neural markers with or without stimulation when cultured in vitro[30]. Besides, SCAPs are able to form a bio-root with the use in combination with PDLSCs[52]. All the above findings suggest that SCAPs can be used for tissue regeneration and engineering. Based on previous findings, SCAPs appear to be the source of primary odontoblasts that are responsible for the formation of root dentin[49]. This may explain the clinic phenomenon that apexogenesis can occur in infected immature permanent teeth suffering from apical periodontitis or abscess[23,51].
Stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHEDs) were first isolated by Miura et al[53] from dental pulp tissue derived from exfoliated deciduous teeth. SHEDs exhibit a higher proliferation rate than DPSCs. They express similar surface markers as compared to DPSCs and BMMSCs, but the expression of CD105 and CD146 is higher, suggesting higher capacity for differentiation. SHEDs have the potential to differentiate into neurons, adipocytes, osteoblasts, and odontoblasts as well as DPSCs[54]. When SHEDs are subcutaneously transplanted into immunocompromised mice, they can form ectopic dentin-like tissue, but are not able to regenerate a dentin-pulp-like complex[2]. Wang et al[55] have revealed that SHEDs exhibit an enhanced potential to form bone, while Miura et al[53] have suggested that SHEDs can not differentiate directly into osteoblasts but only induce new bone formation. These findings imply that deciduous teeth may be involved in bone formation during the eruption of permanent teeth. SHEDs can also differentiate into neural cells after neuronal induction and express early neuronal markers. As a result, SHEDs can be a promising source of stem cells for regenerative medicine.
PDL is the soft connective tissue interposed between the cementum and the inner wall of the alveolar socket[56], which is derived from the dental follicle. Previous studies have suggested that the PDL space may contain stem cells that exhibit osteogenic, cementoblastic, adipogenic, chondrogenic and neurogenic characteristics under certain culture conditions[30,57], which are defined as PDL stem cells (PDLSCs). When cultured in vitro, PDLSCs can form mineralized nodules, express the bone-associated markers including alkaline phosphatase and bone sialoprotein (BSP) in response to bone-inductive factors such as insulin-like growth factor 1 and express high level of scleraxis, which is a specific transcription factor associated with tendon cells[58,59]. Although PDLSCs express a range of cementoblastic/osteoblastic markers, they do not form dentin and its associated haemopoietic components in vivo. Previous studies have demonstrated that PDLSCs transplanted into immunocompromised mice can generate a typical cementum/PDL-like structure, in which a thin layer of cementum-like tissue is formed on the surface of the carrier, along with condensed collagen fibres with sparse cells that resemble PDL structures[57,58]. But the cemetum/PDL-like structures appeared totally different from typical bone/marrow structures generated by BMMSCs and dentin/pulp-like structures generated by DPSCs[58]. Due to their capacity to form periodontal structures, PDLSCs can be used as a cell source for the treatment of periodontal diseases, tissue engineering and stem cell-based therapies.
Dental follicle is an ectomesenchymal tissue that surrounds the enamel organ and the dental papilla of the developing tooth germ prior to eruption. This tissue contains progenitor cells that form the periodontium including cementum, PDL, and alveolar bone. Dental follicle precursor cells (DFPCs) are isolated from human dental follicles of impacted third molars, expressing typical mesenchymal stem cell markers such as STRO-1, CD13, CD44, CD73, Notch1, and nestin[60,61]. Moreover, GoPro49, a novel Golgi protein, has been identified as a specific marker for DFPCs[62]. DFPCs possess the ability to differentiate into osteoblasts/cementoblasts, chondrocytes, adipocytes, and neuron-like cells when growing under the appropriate culture conditions in vitro[3,60,61]. Recent studies have revealed that DFPCs cultured at 38 to 40 °C demonstrate greater osteogenesis, indicating that appropriate heat-stress treatments can promote their differentiation[63]. When DFPCs were transplanted into immunocompromised mice, a structure comprised of fibrous or rigid tissue was generated, expressing BSP, osteocalcin (OCN) and collagen type I[64]. However, there were no dentin, cementum, or bone formation observed in the transplants in vivo. But some studies[65,66] have demonstrated that DFPCs can form cementum-like matrix or bone structures in the subcutaneous area of immunodeficient mice. More work still has to be performed to explore their potential capability during the cellular therapies for periodontal diseases.
In addition to stem cells, adequate inductive materials that can promote the differentiation of stem cells are essential to the success of stem cell-based treatment. Previous studies have investigated the effects of several materials on different stem cells, which may guide us to pair the right stem cells with the most compatible inductive material.
CH (pH = 12.5) has a good antimicrobial characteristic and can inhibit tooth resorption and induce the hard tissue formation[67]. It has been successfully utilized in various endodontic treatments, such as apexification, apexogenesis, pulp capping, pulpotomy, and routine root canal therapy in infected canals for its potential to induce hard tissue repair at the site of pulp exposure[68,69], An earlier study has suggested osteo-inductive properties of CH[70], however, no significant changes were observed in vitro[71]. When CH is placed at the exposed pulp site, damaged primary odontoblasts are replaced with newly differentiated odontoblast-like cells. Ji et al[68] have exhibited that CH can increase the recruitment, migration, proliferation, and mineralization of DPSCs and PDLSCs. Besides, Ruparel’s work has suggested that CH can promote survival of SCAPs[72]. Moreover, low concentrated CH induces the proliferation of pulp fibroblasts. However, there exist several disadvantages of CH used in apexification, including multiple visits, the long treatment time and the risk of root fracture as a result of long-term use of CH[67,73-75]. It is also suggested that direct contact of CH with the tissue will induce the formation of calcified tissue in the pulp space, thus preventing pulp tissue from regeneration[23]. Another problem is that CH may damage the Hertwig’s epithelial root sheath and thereby destroy its ability to induce the nearby undifferentiated cells to become odontoblasts[73].
In 1993, mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) was firstly introduced into endodontics and now has been widely used in diverse endodontic therapies, including pulp capping, pulpotomy, apical barrier formation, apexogenesis in developing teeth, repair of root perforations and root canal filling. MTA is a cement mixture that consists of different oxide compounds, including sodium and potassium oxides, calcium oxide, silicon oxide, ferric oxide, aluminum oxide, and magnesium oxide[76]. Compared with CH, MTA is a better choice for direct pulp capping because of its lower solubility, improved mechanical strength, better marginal adaptation, and better sealing ability, but no significant histological difference is established[77,78]. Some data also suggest that MTA is more predictable with consistent hard-tissue formation[79] as a result of the release of a large number of Ca2+ ions or the secretion of bone morphogenetic protein 2 and transforming growth factor-beta 1 by periodontal fibroblasts[80]. Some studies have reported that MTA can induce the formation of hard tissue in a shorter period of time than CH[81,82]. Further study revealed that MTA can induce tissue regeneration via the promotion of mesenchymal stem cell adhesion, proliferation, and migration[83]. Recent studies have shown that MTA stimulates the odontogenic differentiation of DPSCs, with the up-regulation of OCN and DSP[84-86]. The significantly increased levels of the angiogenic factors such as vascular endothelial growth factor and fibroblastic growth factor-2 of DPSCs are observed following the treatment with MTA in vitro[84,85], which play a critical role in tissue development, cell migration, inflammation and wound repair.
Generation of well-vascularized pulp-like tissue by using a tooth slice model has been reported. Huang et al[30] suggested that DPSCs differentiate into odontoblast-like cells with a cellular process extending into dentinal tubules when seeded onto the existing dentine. Cordeiro et al[87] have demonstrated similar findings that odontoblast-like cells arose from the stem cells and localized against the existing dentine surface in their in vivo study model. Previous studies have shown that human DPSCs, SCAPs and SHEDs, in combination with synthetic scaffolds or human root segments, are able to generate vascularized pulp-like tissues and form dentin-like mineral structures depositing onto the existing dentinal wall in the root canal space[88-90]. The mechanism behind this phenomenon has been speculated to be related with the released growth factors by dentine, such as TGF-β, which attract and induce the differentiation of odontoblasts[45]. Chemical disinfection of the root canal space may destroy these embedded growth factors.
The concept of “revascularization” describes the clinical healing of periapical abscesses and continued root formation in immature teeth with nonvital pulps[91]. However, it does not encompass the actual healing and repair process that takes place in these clinical cases[92].
The revascularization method assumes that the root canal space has been disinfected and the formation of blood clot can produce a matrix (e.g., fibrin) that traps cells capable of initiating new tissue formation. Its treatment effect is different from apexification because not only is the apex closed but the canal walls are thicker as well. It is also different from apexogenesis which also comes up with a closed apex and thicker dentinal walls resulting from the function of remaining vital root pulp.
With regard to revascularization, all the studies report the continued thickening of the dentinal walls and subsequent apical closure. The root length is increased by the growth of cementum. Connective tissue similar to PDL is also present in the canal space[93].
The success of root canal revascularization is mainly due to several factors. First, the immature avulsed tooth has an open apex, short root and intact but necrotic pulp tissue, so that the new tissue has easy access to the root canal system and a relatively short distance for proliferation to reach the coronal pulp horn. The speed with which the tissue completely revascularizes the pulp space is important because bacteria from outside are continually attempting to enter the pulp space. The ischemically necrotic pulp acts as a scaffold into which the new tissue grows, and the usually intact crown slows bacterial penetration because the only access for bacteria to the pulp is through cracks or enamel defects. Thus, the race between proliferation of new tissue and infection of the pulp space favors the new tissue formation. Second, minimum instrumentation preserves the viable pulp tissue which contributes to further development of open apex root. Third, young patients have greater healing capacity and more stem cell regenerative potential[94].
The greatest benefit of such biological approaches for dental tissue restoration over many conventional dental materials lies in the fact that reparative matrices become an integral part of the tooth, avoiding any of the problems arising from restoration retention and possible marginal bacterial microleakage. Moreover, this treatment approach strengthens the root walls of immature teeth.
Pulp regeneration is not only to solve the aesthetic issues of the conventional root canal filling materials, but also to achieve the regeneration of the whole tooth vitality and restore the normal function of teeth. Dental pulp nerve regeneration can produce a protective response to maintain long-term survival of teeth when they were stimulated by mechanical, temperature, or chemical stimuli.
Apexogenesis should be performed in three kinds of dental diseases of immature teeth, including reversible pulpitis, irreversible pulpitis and apical periodontitis. Pulp capping is usually applied for treating reversible pulpitis. The treatment of exposed vital pulp is accomplished by sealing the pulpal wound with CH or MTA to facilitate the reparative dentin formation. Irreversible pulpitis is often cured by pulpotomy following the steps below: (1) cervical pulpotomy to remove diseased pulp; 2) root canal disinfection with sodium hypochlorite; (3) placement of a thin layer of MTA in the crown aspect of the canal with a moist cotton pellet for 1 wk; (4) removal of the cotton pellet and sealing the root canal access with resin-modified glass ionomer; and (5) restoring the tooth with composite resin.
Traditional multiple-visit apexification with CH is the treatment choice of immature teeth suffering from periapical periodontitis, which can induce the formation of an apical hard tissue barrier. Due to the disadvantages listed above, regeneration management is recommended. Here are the protocols: (1) disinfect the root canal with sodium hypochlorite; (2) apply antibiotic paste (ciprofloxacin, metronidazole and minocycline) for 4 wk; (3) stir a file beyond the tooth apex to cause bleeding in the canal; (4) place a thin layer of MTA in the crown aspect of the canal; (5) seal the root canal access with resin-modified glass ionomer; and (6) restore the tooth with composite resin[33,95-97]. It is recommended that pulp regeneration should not be delivered to deciduous teeth as it may risk the retaining teeth and impair the eruption pattern of adult teeth[38,98].
Nowadays, various clinical studies are conducted using MSCs as transplants for treatment or to improve the functional outcomes. Stem cell-based therapies have drawn more attention to healing dental diseases. With the application of effective dental materials, stem cell-based apexogenesis may help a number of immature teeth develop. However, further work is required to increase the success rate of apexogenesis, so that this method can be widely used in the clinic.
P- Reviewer: Gopinath SCB, Mauro V S- Editor: Qi Y L- Editor: Wang TQ E- Editor: Wu HL
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