Dental stem cells have the potential to be used in both dental and medical applications, and have already been used to regenerate alveolar jaw bone and to treat periodontal disease in human studies. Dental stem cells are being studied by scientists around the world to see how they could someday play a role in treating conditions such as diabetes, spinal cord injury, stroke, heart attack and neurological diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. In fact, new research has shown that dental stem cells can be transformed into islet-like cell aggregates which produce insulin in a glucose-dependent manner-a significant step toward eventually developing stem-cell therapies for type 1 (juvenile) diabetes.
On February 3, 2012February 3, 2012By adminIn Dental ArticlesTags cutting edge dental technology, primary teeth, stem cells
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