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From: Ian@SI5/24/2010 2:16:04 PM
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Possible breakthrough preclinical research in tooth regeneration as a viable and relatively speedy alternative to implants.

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Body’s Own Stem Cells Can Lead to Tooth Regeneration

Work at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine Holds Promise for a Biological Substitute for Dental Implants, According to Latest Journal of Dental Research

NEW YORK (May 19, 2010) - A technique pioneered in the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory of Dr. Jeremy Mao, the Edward V. Zegarelli Professor of Dental Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, can orchestrate stem cells to migrate to a three-dimensional scaffold infused with growth factor, holding the translational potential to yield an anatomically correct tooth in as soon as nine weeks once implanted.

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