Regeneration of Complex Oral Organs Using 3D Cell Organization Technology

December 2017 in “ Current Opinion in Cell Biology ”

Masamitsu Oshima, Miho Ogawa, Takashi Tsuji

TLDR 3D bioengineering can potentially regenerate complex oral organs for future therapies.

The document reviewed the progress in 3D bioengineering technologies for regenerating complex oral organs using organoid techniques. It highlighted the use of tissue-derived and pluripotent stem cells to reconstruct fully functional bioengineered organs in vitro. The focus was on the reconstruction of 3D bioengineered organ germ using embryo-derived epithelial and mesenchymal cells, which showed potential for future organ replacement therapies.

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