Application of dental pulp stem cells for bone and neural tissue regeneration in oral and maxillofacial region

Y Fujii, A Hatori, D Chikazu… - Stem Cells …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In the oral and maxillofacial region, the treatment of severe bone defects, caused by
fractures, cancers, congenital abnormalities, etc., remains a great challenge. In addition …

Revisiting the photon/cell interaction mechanism in low-level light therapy

AP Sommer - Photobiomodulation, photomedicine, and laser …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Objective: Several reports claim that the enzyme cytochrome c oxidase (CCO) is the primary
absorber for red-to-near-infrared (R-NIR) light in cells and causal for mitochondrial …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase is not the primary acceptor for near infrared light—it is mitochondrial bound water: the principles of low-level light therapy

AP Sommer - Annals of Translational Medicine, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Low level light therapy (LLLT) is a growing field in photomedicine: 5,700 citations in PubMed
at the date of writing. As a trend, more and more high impact factor journals are publishing …

[HTML][HTML] Integration of blue light with near-infrared irradiation accelerates the osteogenic differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells

HB Kim, MH Kang, KY Baik, JE Kim, SB Park… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Blue light is used less in photobiomodulation than red or near-infrared light because of
concerns about its high energy. However, some reports have suggested that blue light …

Photobiomodulation of mineralisation in mesenchymal stem cells

SA Mohamad, MR Milward, MA Hadis… - Photochemical & …, 2021 - Springer
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and photobiomodulation (PBM) both offer significant
therapeutic potential in regenerative medicine. MSCs have the ability to self-renew and …

Photobiomodulation and low-intensity pulsed ultrasound synergistically enhance dental mesenchymal stem cells viability, migration and differentiation: an invitro …

M Shamel, S Raafat, I El Karim, S Saber - Odontology, 2024 - Springer
Novel methods and technologies that improve mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) proliferation
and differentiation properties are required to increase their clinical efficacy …

Potential novel strategies for the treatment of dental pulp-derived pain: pharmacological approaches and beyond

CMAP Schuh, B Benso, S Aguayo - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The diagnosis and management of pain is an everyday occurrence in dentistry, and its
effective control is essential to ensure the wellbeing of patients. Most tooth-associated pain …

Influence of photobiomodulation and vitamin D on osteoblastic differentiation of human periodontal ligament stem cells and bone-like tissue formation through …

LM Abdelgawad, AM Abdelaziz, D Sabry… - Biomolecular …, 2020 - degruyter.com
Background Human periodontal ligament stem cells (HPDLSCs) are a unique population of
mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Recently, the positive effects of photobiomodulation on the …

MicroRNA and their implications in dental pulp inflammation: current trends and future perspectives

M Maqbool, NH Syed, G Rossi-Fedele, I Shatriah… - Odontology, 2023 - Springer
Abstract MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short, 19–23 nucleotide non-coding RNA molecules that
regulate gene expression by silencing or degrading the target mRNA gene. Since their …

Indocyanine green-assisted and LED-light-activated antibacterial photodynamic therapy reduces dental plaque

S Nikinmaa, N Moilanen, T Sorsa, J Rantala… - Dentistry Journal, 2021 - mdpi.com
Aim: This study aimed to determine the feasibility and first efficacy of indocyanine green
(ICG)-assisted antimicrobial photodynamictherapy (aPDT) as activated using LED light to …