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Oral tissue engineering progress and challenges

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Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Aims and scope

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Tissue engineering is a multidisciplinary science. The progress of tissue engineering for dental tissues is promising and various dental soft and hard tissues have been regenerated successfully in vitro using stem cells. Prior to their applications practically, there are a number of challenges and unanswered questions that need to be resolved for further progress. It is expected that in next two to three decades, the field of dentistry will be changed significantly by the availability of innovative tissue engineered products in dental office. The objective of this review paper is to highlight the progress of tissue engineering for various dental hard and soft tissues such as enamel, dentin, alveolar bone, periodontium, oral mucosa, and salivary glands. In addition, the challenges in the progress of tissue engineering and future expectations have been discussed.

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  1. Department of Biomaterials and Restorative Dental Sciences, Taibah University College of Dentistry, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia

    Muhammad Sohail Zafar

  2. Department of Dental Materials and Oral Biology, Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine, Karachi, Pakistan

    Zohaib Khurshid

  3. School of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK

    Zohaib Khurshid

  4. Department of Periodontology, College of Dentistry, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

    Khalid Almas

  5. Department of Biomaterials and Restorative Dental Sciences, Taibah University College of Dentistry, P.O. Box 2898, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia

    Muhammad Sohail Zafar

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Zafar, M.S., Khurshid, Z. & Almas, K. Oral tissue engineering progress and challenges. Tissue Eng Regen Med 12, 387–397 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13770-015-0030-6

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