Biological tooth replacement and repair

TY - JOUR

T1 - Biological tooth replacement and repair

AU - Ferreira, C F

AU - Magini, R S

AU - Sharpe, P T

PY - 2007/12

Y1 - 2007/12

N2 - Implantology is an ancient art that can be traced back several thousand years. Although modern implants have improved substantially over the last 50 years, the basic principle remains unchanged: replace a missing tooth with an inert non-biological material (metal, ceramic etc.). The rate of technological improvements in implants has reached a plateau and substantial new developments will require major changes to the basic approach. Rapid advances in the development of cell-based therapies in medicine suggest that similar approaches should be considered in dental treatment. The use of cell-based implants that will develop into natural teeth and the employment of cells to restore/repair caries lesions is thus an area of considerable interest and excitement

AB - Implantology is an ancient art that can be traced back several thousand years. Although modern implants have improved substantially over the last 50 years, the basic principle remains unchanged: replace a missing tooth with an inert non-biological material (metal, ceramic etc.). The rate of technological improvements in implants has reached a plateau and substantial new developments will require major changes to the basic approach. Rapid advances in the development of cell-based therapies in medicine suggest that similar approaches should be considered in dental treatment. The use of cell-based implants that will develop into natural teeth and the employment of cells to restore/repair caries lesions is thus an area of considerable interest and excitement

U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2007.01785.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2007.01785.x

M3 - Article

SN - 1365-2842

VL - 34

SP - 933

EP - 939

JO - Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

JF - Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

IS - 12

ER -