Regenerative endodontics: A state of the art

Indian Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 122-131

  Bansal, Rashmi ^a   Bansal, Rajesh ^a  

^a Teerthankar Mahaveer Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Growth factors; regenerative endodontics; revascularization; scaffolds; stem cells

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE REGENERATION; TOOTH PULP; TRANSPLANTATION;

DENTAL PULP; ENDODONTICS; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION; HUMANS; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 79960362733     PISSN: 09709290     EISSN: 19983603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.79977     Document Type: Article

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