Dental stem cell is a kind of stem cell isolated from dental hard tissue or periodontal tissue, including dental pulp stem cell, stem cell from human exfoliated deciduous teeth, stem cell from root apical papilla, periodontal ligament stem cell, dental follicle progenitor cell, and so on. As seed cell, dental stem cell provides safe and efficient cell source for nerve tissue engineering research. The review aims to introduce the characteristics of these dental stem cells in promoting the regeneration and preparation of nerve and the clinical application.
牙源性干细胞(DSC)是一类从牙体或牙周组织中分离得到的干细胞，包括恒牙牙髓干细胞、脱落乳牙牙髓干细胞、根尖乳头干细胞、牙周膜干细胞、牙囊前体干细胞等，DSC作为种子细胞为神经组织工程研究提供安全有效的细胞来源。本文就这些DSC促进神经修复再生的特点以及其在临床中的应用进行综述。.
Keywords: Dental stem cells; Nerves; Tissue engineering.