title: [Dental pulp stem cells: characteristics, cryopreservation and therapeutic             potentialities].
abstract: Stem cells discovery and their potential have led to the emergence of new forms of           therapy with the development of bio-engineering cell and tissue methods underlying future           medicine. The availability of stem cells and their preservation thus become an issue for           everyone's health. Among the different sources of stem cells, those in the dental pulp           have the advantage of being pluripotent, they can be cryopreserved and stored for long           periods without losing their multiplication and differentiation capacities and finally           they are easily accessible. The wisdom or natal teeth extracted for medical reasons are an           opportunity for everyone to preserve stem cells for an autologous use. Biobanks authorized           and specialized in the preparation and storage of pulp stem cells provide access to           autologous regenerative medicine of tomorrow.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire BioSanté et Nanoscience EA 4203, UFR Odontologie, 545 avenue Pr. Jean-Louis Viala, 34193 Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
authors.forename: Pierre-Yves
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Collart Dutilleul
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thonat
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jacquemart
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cuisinier
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Levallois
authors.forename: Franck
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chaubron
mesh_terms: D057005:Bioengineering; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D015925:Cryopreservation; D003782:Dental Pulp; D006801:Humans; D013234:Stem Cells; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous