Tissue Engineering

Initial cell seeding density effects temporomandibular joint disc regeneration

Published in Blood Weekly, September 15th, 2005

Initial cell seeding density effects temporomandibular joint disc regeneration.

"Tissue engineering may provide a better treatment modality for postoperative discectomy patients. The TMJ disc is an ideal candidate for tissue engineering approaches because of its lack of an intrinsic regenerative ability.

"Unfortunately, basic knowledge related to TMJ disc tissue engineering is still at an infancy level and not on par to that related to articular cartilage tissue engineering," scientists in the United States report.

"The objective of this study was to examine the effects of initial cell density of TMJ disc cells seeded in nonwoven...

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