Background  Wisdom teeth are usually removed as a routine procedure for therapeutic or prophylactic reasons. Developing wisdom teeth are easy accessible source of stem cells during the adulthood which could be obtained. Methods  Search of the PubMed for stem cells and tooth was done. An inclusion criterion was extract of stem cells from wisdom tooth. Results  Stem cells can be obtained fro...

stem cell research has received considerable attention since the discovery that adult stem cells havethe capacity to form many different tissue types. stem cells are a booming field for the researchand have been extensively studied in the field of medicine, as well as dentistry. their applicationin oncology has been a boon to many of the patients. dental stem cells have been novel approachto tr...

Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that have the ability to convert to different types of cells and after dividing, they can produce their own cells or other cells. Axons of the retinal ganglion cells, from the optic nerve. These cells lose the ability to regenerate themselves before birth. Optic nerve degeneration can result from various causes including increased intraocular pressure, comp...

background: human dental stem cells have high proliferative potential for self-renewal that is important to the regenerative capacity of the tissue. objective: the aim was to isolate human dental pulp stem cells (dpsc), periodontal ligament stem cells (pdlsc) and periapical follicle stem cells (pafsc) for their potential role in tissue regeneration. materials and methods: in this experimental s...

Stem cells are self-renewing cells that can be differentiated into other cell types. Conventional in vitro models for studying stem cells differentiation are usually preformed in two-dimensional (2D) cultures. The design of three-dimensional (3D) in vitro models which ideally are supposed to mimic the in vivo stem cells microenvironment is potentially useful for inducing stem cell derived tissu...

Background  The mammary gland in humans is a dynamic organ that undergoes significant developmental changes during pregnancy, lactation, and involution. Stem cells derived from human breast milk possess the adult stem cell-like characteristics such as self-renewal, proliferative and differentiate potential. This source of stem cells avoids invasive procedures and the ethical controversy of emb...

objective: pulp and periodontal tissues are well-known sources of mesenchymal stem cells (mscs) that provide a promising place in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. the molecular mechanisms underlying commitment and differentiation of dental stem cells that originate from different dental tissues are not fully understood. in this study, we have compared the expression levels of pluri...

Stem cell-based therapy has great potential in treating health conditions including cardiovascular, autoimmune, type I diabetes, neurodegenerative and bone and cartilage diseases also in spinal cord injuries, malformations and cancer. In addition to their potential use to treat systemic diseases, stem cell-based therapy also provides a powerful tool to treat oral and dental diseases such as cra...

dental pulp stem cells (dpscs) can be found within the cell rich zone of dental pulp. these stem cells, under specific stimuli, differentiate into many cell types which have wide therapeutic applications.   the dental stem cells are derived from both deciduous and permanent teeth. the viable dental stem cells are very simple to collect, without any mortality and morbidity. dental pulp stem cell...

mesenchymal stem cells (mscs) have the ability to differentiate into neuronal like cells under appropriate culture condition. in this study, we investigated whether mscs derived from human peripheral blood (pb-mscs) can differentiate into neuronal like cells by synergic effect of the growth factors egf, bfgf and noggin. for this purpose, the expression of five neuronal markers (nestin, β iii tu...