J. Periodontol., 2010 Aug;81(8):1187-95.
PMID: 20450401 DOI: 10.1902/jop.2010.090648

Abstract

In dental implant treatment, the long-term prognosis is dependent on the biologic seal formed by the soft tissue around the implant. The in vitro investigation of the implant-soft tissue interface is usually carried out using a monolayer cell-culture model that lacks a polarized-cell phenotype. This study developed a tissue-engineered three-dimensional oral mucosal model (3D OMM) to investigate the implant-soft tissue interface.

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