Venezuelan scientists manage to regenerate dental pulp with stem cells
Venezuelan researchers reported in the Journal of Endodontics the first case in the world of dental pulp regeneration through stem cells . They specified that these stem cells were obtained from the bone marrow of a healthy donor. Thanks to this procedure, for the first time in the world, a "dead" tooth without sensitivity returns to life. José Cardier, head of the IVIC Cellular Therapy Unit The results of this transplant place Venezuela at the forefront of regenerative endodontic therapies and allow people who in the past had their dental pulp removed to recover teeth. This regeneration is achieved through the use of a technology developed in Venezuela by the Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research (IVIC) . In an interview published by the RT news network, the researcher and head of the IVIC Cellular Therapy Unit, José Cardier , explained that these cells are not only used in endodontics , the...