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Title: Nice article on TMJ tissue engineering
Post by: molestrip on October 04, 2015, 11:07:06 PM
For those with TMJ problems, I found this nice article (http://bme.ucdavis.edu/athanasioulab/files/2014/04/Tissue-Engineering-of-the-Temoromandibular-Joint_2011_Willard.pdf) on tissue engineering.
Title: Re: Nice article on TMJ tissue engineering
Post by: Lazlo on October 04, 2015, 11:52:11 PM
another 20 years for clinical application? That's my prediction. They're thinking about engineering the entire TMJ and they can't even fill in bloody black triangles yet. Sometimes I think all these papers are just something to give scientists something to do.
Title: Re: Nice article on TMJ tissue engineering
Post by: molestrip on October 04, 2015, 11:54:22 PM
The black triangles are a bony defect (http://www.burbankdentalimplants.com/the-triangle-of-gums-between-teeth-and-implants/), right? If so, then why wouldn't that be amenable to guided bone regeneration?
Title: Re: Nice article on TMJ tissue engineering
Post by: PloskoPlus on October 05, 2015, 12:30:20 AM
another 20 years for clinical application? That's my prediction. They're thinking about engineering the entire TMJ and they can't even fill in bloody black triangles yet. Sometimes I think all these papers are just something to give scientists something to do.
I sort of agree.  Pinning your hopes on these "advancements" is a mug's game.  If a treatment has not been done on human subjects, it might as well not exist. 
Title: Re: Nice article on TMJ tissue engineering
Post by: Lazlo on October 05, 2015, 01:36:46 AM
this looks like it could work....

GJ? How do you think this sounds?

http://naturelize.com/en/documents/dental-arts/papilla-reconstruction-upper-premolars