Dental Stem Cells

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Dental and Craniofacial Tissue Stem Cells: Sources and Tissue Engineering Applications....Pages 1-27
Immunomodulatory Properties of Stem Cells Derived from Dental Tissues....Pages 29-45
miRNA Regulation in Dental Stem Cells: From Development to Terminal Differentiation....Pages 47-67
Signaling Pathways in Dental Stem Cells During Their Maintenance and Differentiation....Pages 69-92
Genetically Engineered Dental Stem Cells for Regenerative Medicine....Pages 93-107
Dental Stem Cells vs. Other Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Their Pluripotency and Role in Regenerative Medicine....Pages 109-124
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Derived from Dental Stem Cells: A New Tool for Cellular Therapy....Pages 125-141
Dental Stem Cells in Oral, Maxillofacial and Craniofacial Regeneration....Pages 143-165
Dental Stem Cells: Possibility for Generation of a Bio-tooth....Pages 167-196
Dental Stem Cells for Bone Tissue Engineering....Pages 197-216
Dental Stem Cells: Their Potential in Neurogenesis and Angiogenesis....Pages 217-241
Dental Stem Cell Differentiation Toward Endodermal Cell Lineages: Approaches to Control Hepatocytes and Beta Cell Transformation....Pages 243-268
Dental Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine: Clinical and Pre-clinical Attempts....Pages 269-287
Future Perspectives in Dental Stem Cell Engineering and the Ethical Considerations....Pages 289-307
Back Matter....Pages 309-317