A Combinatorial Approach to Regenerate the Periodontal Ligament and Cementum in a Nondental Microenvironment

Figure 1

Schematic diagram of the research strategy. TDMs were fabricated from the 3-month-old rat roots of molars, while HERS cells and DFCs were obtained from the molar germs of postnatal day-7 Sprague–Dawley rats. HERS cells and DFCs were seeded on TDMs individually and in combination, cultured in vitro, and then these complexes were transplanted into the rat greater omentum for 6 weeks for further histological analyses.