8 citations
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May 2019 in “Journal of Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine” This study found that mesenchymal stem cells derived from dental pulp and adipose tissue have distinct gene expression signatures that suggest potential target diseases for clinical applications.
1 citations
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February 2025 in “Cell Biology International” This study found that both dental pulp-derived and hair follicle-derived mesenchymal stem cells showed similar stemness properties and differentiation potential, but hair follicle-derived cells exhibited superior differentiation into insulin-producing cells, suggesting their potential for autologous stem cell therapy in diabetes.
This study found that conditioned media from SHED stem cells cultured in STK2 media significantly stimulated hair growth in mice more effectively than media from HFSCs.
May 2026 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study found that exosomes derived from dental pulp mesenchymal stem cells (DPSC-Exos) significantly promoted hair regrowth and follicle density in a mouse model of androgenetic alopecia, showing similar efficacy to minoxidil by activating pathways that improve follicular vascularization and dermal papilla cell function.
15 citations
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May 2019 in “PLOS ONE” This study found that conditioned media from dental pulp stem cells stimulated significantly faster hair growth in mice, suggesting potential as a treatment for alopecia.
3 citations
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July 2025 in “Current Issues in Molecular Biology” This review discusses how dental pulp stem cells and their derivatives may accelerate skin wound healing by modulating inflammation, promoting angiogenesis, optimizing extracellular matrix structure, and enhancing tissue formation, with implications for translating these findings into therapies for skin and mucosal repair.
March 2025 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study found that microneedles containing magnetic intracellular vesicles and tremella polysaccharide improved the hair microenvironment and accelerated hair regeneration in mice with androgenic alopecia.
This study found that conditioned media derived from dental pulp stem cells improved hair growth in 75% of men with androgenic alopecia, with positive results observed regardless of disease severity or the use of a dihydrotestosterone inhibitor.
116 citations
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September 2020 in “Nature Communications” This study reports previously unrecognized cellular complexity in growing mouse incisors, suggesting species-specific differences in cell dynamics between mouse and human teeth related to growth and differentiation.
March 2024 in “Stem cell research & therapy” This study found that conditioned medium from human dental pulp stem cells (particularly under hypoxic conditions) improved keratinocyte survival and hair regrowth in a chemotherapy-induced alopecia mouse model and did not promote tumor growth, suggesting potential for safe therapeutic use.
2 citations
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January 2013 in “Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons” This review discusses the potential of dental tissues as an alternative source of adult stem cells for regenerative medicine but reports no new experimental results, emphasizing the need for effective preservation methods.
April 2025 in “Journal of Biophotonics” This study found that 808 nm laser photobiomodulation altered mitochondrial respiration and enhanced osteogenic protein expression in human dental pulp stem cells, with the effects being dose-specific and more pronounced at 15 J/cm².
94 citations
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December 2018 in “Dentistry Journal” This review article explores the potential of various mesenchymal stem cell populations derived from oral tissues, such as DPSCs and hPCy-MSCs, in bone tissue engineering and regeneration, detailing their high plasticity and clinical applications in dental procedures.
9 citations
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January 2010 in “Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons” This study found that stem cells derived from root apical papilla in extracted wisdom teeth demonstrated the strongest potential for osteogenic differentiation compared to those from dental pulp and dental follicle.
January 2017 in “Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)” This study presents a new, effective method for delivering dental epithelial stem cells to the jaw, aiming to advance therapies for enamel defects and regeneration.
January 2006 in “Elsevier eBooks” This review discusses the regeneration capabilities of various vertebrate tissues, focusing on the unique ability of certain species to regenerate teeth and lens, and reports no new results.
2 citations
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August 2022 in “genesis” This review explores current advancements and applications of intravital imaging techniques for studying stem/progenitor cells in craniofacial and dental tissues, but it reports no new experimental findings.
2 citations
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January 2006 in “Publicatio UEPG Ciencias Biologicas e da Saude” This review discusses the potential of dental stem cells from deciduous and permanent teeth for tissue regeneration and reports no new experimental results.
September 2022 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that the deletion of Med1 in dental epithelia causes a shift from dental to hair tissue development, suggesting the importance of Med1 in maintaining tissue-specific lineage.
1 citations
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July 2023 in “Communications biology” In this study, researchers found that deleting Med1, a key epigenetic regulator in dental epithelia, led to hair growth on mouse incisors by altering enhancer landscapes and causing a switch from dental to hair lineage transcription programs.
June 2026 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study found that a combined treatment using autologous scalp‐derived micrografts and allogeneic dental pulp stem cell‐derived conditioned medium was well-tolerated and improved hair characteristics in 69.5% of patients with male androgenetic alopecia, particularly increasing hair diameter and hair number per follicular unit.
101 citations
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December 2014 in “Stem Cells and Cloning Advances and Applications” This article reviews the potential and current applications of adult oral stem cells in regenerative medicine, highlighting promising animal model results but noting that few human clinical trials have yet been conducted.
97 citations
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December 2017 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This review discusses the potential of mesenchymal stem cells from human periapical cysts for regenerative medicine, highlighting their easy accessibility and valuable regenerative properties, but reports no new clinical findings.
3 citations
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January 2017 in “Stem Cells International” This article highlights the significant challenge that tissue regeneration presents to modern medicine, emphasizing its importance in improving quality of life.
186 citations
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February 2017 in “Cell Proliferation” This review suggests that omitting the proteolysis step and including tissue pieces in mesenchymal stem cell isolation may improve cell quality, reduce contamination risk, and lower costs and processing time in clinical applications.
1 citations
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September 2017 in “RGO - Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia” This review discusses the current understanding of tooth-derived stem cells for periodontal tissue engineering and highlights the heterogeneity and lack of standardization in selecting appropriate stem cell populations; it reports no new experimental results.
16 citations
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March 2021 in “EvoDevo” This study found that zebrafish and sticklebacks, despite differences in their tooth regeneration structures, share a similar genetic program during tooth regeneration, suggesting a conserved "successional dental epithelium" in vertebrates.
28 citations
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December 2016 in “Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A” This study found that mesenchymal progenitor cells from human hair roots seeded onto polymer scaffolds stimulated the production of mineralized proteins, enhancing bone-like structures, with optimal results at a pore size of 35 µm.
12 citations
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February 2013 in “The Open Stem Cell Journal” This article reviews the definitions, opportunities, advantages, and limitations of dental pulp stem cells and stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, reporting no new clinical results.
1 citations
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November 2015 This study observed that human dental pulp stem cells can differentiate into adipocytes and osteocytes, but their potential for neural differentiation remains uncertain due to similar responses seen in undifferentiated cells.