AUTHOR=Yang Bo , Qiu Yi , Zhou Niu , Ouyang Hong , Ding Junjun , Cheng Bin , Sun Jianbo 

TITLE=Application of Stem Cells in Oral Disease Therapy: Progresses and Perspectives

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Physiology

VOLUME=8

YEAR=2017

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physiology/articles/10.3389/fphys.2017.00197

DOI=10.3389/fphys.2017.00197

ISSN=1664-042X

ABSTRACT=<p>Stem cells are undifferentiated and pluripotent cells that can differentiate into specialized cells with a more specific function. Stem cell therapies become preferred methods for the treatment of multiple diseases. Oral and maxillofacial defect is one kind of the diseases that could be most possibly cured by stem cell therapies. Here we discussed oral diseases, oral adult stem cells, iPS cells, and the progresses/challenges/perspectives of application of stem cells for oral disease treatment.</p>