Take stem cells from wisdom teeth

In a recent Japanese study, stem cells derived from dental germs can quickly develop into liver or bone tissue.

Tooth sprout ( Artwork from foreign website )

The group of scientists at Osaka University (Japan) and the Japan National Advanced Institute of Science and Technology on Cell Production succeeded in repairing the liver and bone damaged in mice by Use stem cells taken from wisdom tooth buds.

The team found that dental germs can turn into bone, nerve or liver cells by stimulating the germs with hormones.

In this trial, a mouse with liver disorder completely recovered after 3 weeks that the mouse was replaced with human dental germ stem cells.

Japanese scientists say that tooth germs disappear when teeth are formed, but wisdom tooth germs remain in the jaw until humans are 10-16 years old.

The method of stimulating germs with hormones by Japanese scientists creates cells of organs faster than using bone marrow stem cells. This new method offers hope for the development of recovery drugs using the wisdom teeth of humans obtained in orthodontic treatment.

Minh Thuong