Stem Cells from Nerves from Teeth

July 29, 2014

(Nanowerk) – Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered that stem cells inside the soft tissues of the tooth come from an unexpected source, namely nerves. These findings are now being published in the journal Nature (“Glial origin of mesenchymal stem cells in a tooth model system”) and contribute to brand new knowledge of how teeth are formed, how they grow and how they are able to self-repair.