Ingeniería de los tejidos en endodoncia: estado actual e implicaciones futuras

Abstract

Tissue engineering is a multidiscliplinary Science with impressive approaches in the last decade on the dental field; through design and manufacture of new tissues, it intends to replace impaired or damaged ones. The three key elements for tissue engineering are stems cells, growth factors or morphogens, and a scaffold of extraceílular matrix that constitutes the microenviro- ment for the last ones. The present article will overview current approaches toward teeth engineering in the en- dodontic field as well as some aspects and challenges that must be met in the making of a bio-tooth.