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ReviewBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Applications of Biotechnology to the Craniofacial Complex: A Critical Review.

Ioannis A Tsolakis, Isidora Christopoulou, Erofili Papadopoulou, William Papaioannou, Konstantina-Eleni Alexiou, Ioannis Lyros, Aliki Rontogianni, Christina-Efthymia Souliou, Apostolos I Tsolakis

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Review in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Ioannis A TsolakisDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-5435-4889
Isidora ChristopoulouDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 106 79 Athens, Greece.
Erofili PapadopoulouDepartment of Oral Medicine & Pathology and Hospital Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 106 79 Athens, Greece.
William PapaioannouDepartment of Preventive & Community Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 106 79 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5146-4399
Konstantina-Eleni AlexiouDepartment of Oral Diagnosis & Radiology, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 106 79 Athens, Greece.
Ioannis LyrosDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 106 79 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-5897-6116
Aliki RontogianniDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 106 79 Athens, Greece.
Christina-Efthymia SouliouOral and Maxilla-Facial Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Georgios Gennimatas Athens Hospital, 115 27 Athens, Greece.
Apostolos I TsolakisDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 106 79 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-3019-5438

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBiotechnology shows a promising future in bridging the gap between biomedical basic sciences and clinical craniofacial practice. The purpose of the present review is to investigate the applications of biotechnology in the craniofacial complex.

methodsThis critical review was conducted by using the following keywords in the search strategy: "biotechnology", "bioengineering", "craniofacial", "stem cells", "scaffolds", "biomarkers", and "tissue regeneration". The databases used for the electronic search were the Cochrane Library, Medline (PubMed), and Scopus. The search was conducted for studies published before June 2022.

resultsThe applications of biotechnology are numerous and provide clinicians with the great benefit of understanding the etiology of dentofacial deformities, as well as treating the defected areas. Research has been focused on craniofacial tissue regeneration with the use of stem cells and scaffolds, as well as in bioinformatics with the investigation of growth factors and biomarkers capable of providing evidence for craniofacial growth and development. This review presents the biotechnological opportunities in the fields related to the craniofacial complex and attempts to answer a series of questions that may be of interest to the reader.

conclusionsBiotechnology seems to offer a bright future ahead, improving and modernizing the clinical management of cranio-dento-facial diseases. Extensive research is needed as human studies on this subject are few and have controversial results.

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bioengineeringbiomarkersbiotechnologyscaffoldsstem cellstissue regeneration

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