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Establishing a Co-Culture of Dental Pulp Cells and Trigeminal Neurons for Cross-Communication
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2025
This video showcases a technique for establishing a co-culture of trigeminal neurons and primary dental pulp cells using a transwell filter. In this physically separated condition, mesenchymal cells obtained from dental pulp tissue secrete paracrine signaling molecules that traverse through the pores, promoting the differentiation and migration of neurons towards the mesenchymal cells establishing a co-culture system.
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Isolation, Characterization and Comparative Differentiation of Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells Derived from Permanent Teeth by Using Two Different Methods
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2012
The method described isolation and characterization of human Dental Pulp Stem Cells (hDPSCs) by using either enzymatic dissociation of pulp (DPSC-ED) or direct outgrowth of stem cells from pulp tissue explants (DPSC-OG). Then followed by in vitro comparative differentiation of both types of hDPSCs into odontoblasts.
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Primary Culture of Dental Pulp Stem Cells
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2023
This article provides a stepwise guide to establish a primary culture of dental pulps stem cells using the explant culture method and characterization of these cells based on ICSCRT guidelines. The cells isolated by this protocol can be considered as mesenchymal stem cells for further applications.
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Isolation, Culture, and Characterization of Dental Pulp Stem Cells from Human Deciduous and Permanent Teeth
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2024
This protocol emphasizes the extraction, culture, and preservation of multipotent stem cells from dental pulp through enzymatic digestion. Additionally, it demonstrates their potential to differentiate into osteoblasts, adipocytes, and chondrocytes, highlighting the importance of precision and consistency in the process.
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In vitro Induction of Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells Toward Pancreatic Lineages
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2021
This protocol presents a comparison between two different induction protocols for differentiating human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) toward pancreatic lineages in vitro: the integrative protocol and the non-integrative protocol. The integrative protocol generates more insulin producing cells (IPCs).
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Odontoblasts maintain the dentin boundary by producing dentin, linking pulp activity to the tooth’s structural integrity. Because this activity occurs at the interface between living tissue and mineralized tooth material, it provides a biological route for repair after injury. Their function helps explain why the dentin-pulp complex is central to studying tooth maintenance and recovery.
Two signaling and defense systems operate together in dental pulp. Sensory nerves detect harmful stimuli, while immune cells and inflammatory responses help defend against injury or bacterial invasion. This division of roles connects a local threat with both perception and tissue defense. Examining these interactions helps researchers interpret how pulp responds when caries or trauma challenges the tooth.
The response of the dentin-pulp complex depends on the type of challenge affecting the tooth. Caries introduces a bacterial threat, whereas trauma represents physical injury; both can alter conditions surrounding the pulp. Studying these responses reveals how vascular, neural, immune, and odontoblast-related functions contribute to tooth vitality and structural integrity during disease or damage.
Research on dental pulp supports endodontic diagnosis by connecting tissue responses with the condition of the dentin-pulp complex. It also provides the biological context for root canal therapy, identified as a treatment approach in the source material. This connection helps translate knowledge of pulp injury, bacterial invasion, and inflammation into informed clinical evaluation and care.
Understanding how odontoblasts, nerves, blood vessels, and immune cells contribute to vitality can guide research aimed at preserving dental pulp. The same biological knowledge supports investigations of pulp regeneration and biologically based dental therapies. These approaches reflect an effort to use the tissue’s own functions and repair potential when developing future strategies for maintaining tooth health.
Studying the dentin-pulp complex brings together pulp activity and dentin production at the pulp boundary, allowing researchers to examine how living tissue contributes to the formation and maintenance of tooth structure. The same framework connects development with later responses to caries and trauma, making it relevant across the tooth’s biological history and structural integrity.