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A critical analysis of research methods and biological experimental models to study pulp regeneration
Author(s) -
Rosa Vinicius,
Sriram Gopu,
McDonald Neville,
Cavalcanti Bruno Neves
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international endodontic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.988
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1365-2591
pISSN - 0143-2885
DOI - 10.1111/iej.13712
Subject(s) - regeneration (biology) , clinical practice , computer science , management science , risk analysis (engineering) , engineering ethics , medical physics , medicine , engineering , biology , physical therapy , microbiology and biotechnology
With advances in knowledge and treatment options, pulp regeneration is now a clear objective in clinical dental practice. For this purpose, many methodologies have been developed in attempts to address the putative questions raised both in research and in clinical practice. In the first part of this review, laboratory‐based methods will be presented, analysing the advantages, disadvantages, and benefits of cell culture methodologies and ectopic/semiorthotopic animal studies. This will also demonstrate the need for alignment between two‐dimensional and three‐dimensional laboratory techniques to accomplish the range of objectives in terms of cell responses and tissue differentiation. The second part will cover observations relating to orthotopic animal studies, describing the current models used for this purpose and how they contribute to the translation of regenerative techniques to the clinic.