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Engineering oral tissues

US5885829A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 28, 1997
Grant dateMar 23, 1999
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Expiry dateMay 28, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N2533/54
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed are methods for regenerating dental and oral tissues from viable cells using ex vivo culture on a structural matrix. The regenerated oral tissues and tissue-matrix preparations thus provided have both clinical applications in dentistry and oral medicine and are also useful in in vitro toxicity and biocompatibility testing.

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