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ArticleOdontology2022

Evaluation of a hyaluronic acid hydrogel (Restylane Lyft) as a scaffold for dental pulp regeneration in a regenerative endodontic organotype model.

Norah A AlHowaish, Dina I AlSudani, Nihal A AlMuraikhi

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Article in Odontology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 authors.

Norah A AlHowaishDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11612, Saudi Arabia.
Dina I AlSudaniDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11612, Saudi Arabia. dsudani@ksu.edu.sa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0448-5290
Nihal A AlMuraikhiStem Cell Unit, Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11461, Saudi Arabia.

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King Saud University RSP2022R471
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Scaffolds are crucial elements for dental pulp regeneration. Most of the currently used scaffolds in regenerative endodontic procedures (REPs) are unsuitable for chairside clinical use. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of an injectable synthetic scaffold (Restylane Lyft) on human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (hBMSC) viability, proliferation, and osteo/dentinogenic differentiation in a regenerative endodontic organotype model (REM). hBMSC were loaded in an REM either alone (hBMSC group) or mixed with the Restylane Lyft scaffold (Restylane/hBMSC group) and cultured in basal culture medium (n = 9/group). hMSC on culture plates served as controls. Cell viability and proliferation were measured using AlamarBlue assay. The loaded REM was cultured in an osteogenic differentiation medium to measure alkaline phosphatase activity (ALP) and examine the expression of the osteo/dentinogenic markers using real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. Cell viability in all groups increased significantly over 5 days. The Restylane/hBMSC group showed significantly higher ALP activity and dentin sialophosphoprotein, osteocalcin, and bone sialoprotein genes expression than the hBMSC and the control groups. Restylane Lyft, a hyaluronic acid (HA) injectable, FDA-approved hydrogel, maintained cell viability and proliferation and promoted osteo/dentinogenic differentiation of hBMSC when cultured in an REM. Henceforth, it could be a promising chairside scaffold material for REPs.

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HydrogelsRegenerative EndodonticsCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCells, CulturedDental PulpHumansHyaluronic AcidOsteogenesisRegenerationTissue EngineeringTissue ScaffoldsHyaluronic AcidHydrogelsRestylaneDental pulp regenerationhBMSCHyaluronic acid-based gelRegenerative endodonticsRestylane LyftScaffolds

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