Research Article
Isolation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Human Deciduous Teeth Pulp
Table 2
Baseline characteristics of the collected deciduous dental pulps (
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| Age, year | | | | 0.715 | Male, (%) | 115 (71.4) | 945 (74.2) | 20 (60.6) | 0.123 | Interval between extraction to culture, day | | | | 0.059 | Types of teeth | | | | 0.219 | Incisor, (%) | 31 (19.3) | 26 (20.3) | 5 (15.2) | | Canine, (%) | 21 (13.0) | 16 (12.5) | 5 (15.2) | | Molar, (%) | 61 (37.9) | 44 (34.4) | 17 (51.5) | | Supernumerary, (%) | 48 (29.8) | 42 (32.8) | 6 (18.2) | | Severity of dental caries | | | | <0.001 | No, (%) | 86 (53.4) | 81 (63.3) | 5 (12.5) | | Mild-to-moderate, (%) | 45 (28.0) | 31 (24.2) | 14 (42.4) | | Severe, (%) | 30 (18.6) | 16 (12.5) | 14 (42.4) | | Pulpitis | | | | <0.001 | No, (%) | 139 (86.3) | 122 (95.3) | 17 (51.5) | | Yes, (%) | 22 (13.7) | 6 (4.7) | 16 (48.5) | |
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Note: MSC mesenchymal-like stem cells. .
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