Induced pluripotent stem cells in dentistry

Abstract

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), a path-breaking invention, have revolutionized the regenerative medicine field. The biggest advantage of this technology is its patient-specific nature and so it is nonimmunogenic. It involves autologous tissues with limitless source of cells throughout life. The Nobel-winning concept involves the reprograming of terminally differentiated cells by external factors and has a tremendous role in the treatment of genetic disorders, regeneration of tissues, drug discovery, and disease modeling. This short review aims at the probable applications of iPSC technology in dentistry with respect to regeneration of oral and maxillofacial tissues and also its role in oral malignancies.

Keywords

• Dentistry
• pluripotency
• stem cells