title: [Expression of basic fibroblast growth factor in dental pulp of immature permanent teeth].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the expression of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) in normal human dental pulp of immature permanent teeth.
  
  
  METHODS
  The teeth root development has been completed 1/3-3/4. Their pulps were immunohisto-chemically examined by use of bFGF antibody and image analysis techniques were used for evaluation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Staining was strongly positive in immature permanent teeth pulp. Image analysis indicated that in the coronal pulp, the gray value of the pulp core was higher than that of the outer pulp, while in the root pulp was the opposite (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  bFGF may play a role in dental pulp development and maturation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang 110002, China. chenxu19721@sina.com
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Zhao-yuan
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shu-jie
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000737:chemistry*; D019229:Dentition, Permanent; D005260:Female; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2