Dental Stem Cell Migration on Pulp Ceiling Cavities Filled with MTA, Dentin Chips, or Bio-Oss

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(a) Confocal images of cells showing their growing and distribution on the tooth surface and on the different root filling dental materials. (i) MTA, (ii) dentin chips, and (iii) Bio-Oss; white: Phalloidin, Bar corresponds to 250 µm, T: tooth, F: filling. (b) The graph represents the percentage distribution of dental mesenchymal stem cell cultures on top of the tooth and the different filling materials. A statistically significant higher number of cells were found on dentin chips, while the opposite was true for Bio-Oss and equal distribution of the cells was observed for MTA. .

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