The effectiveness of hydroxyapatite-beta tricalcium phosphate incorporated into stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth for reconstruction of rat calvarial bone defects.

Objective: To investigate the effects of stem cells from the pulp of human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHED) on biphasic calcium phosphate granules (BCP) to repair rat calvarial defects as compared to autogenous bone grafting.

Materials And Methods: A defect with a 6-mm diameter was produced on the calvaria of 50 rats. BCP granules were incorporated into SHED cultures grown for 7 days in conventional (CM) or osteogenic (OM) culture media.