Groundbreaking research uses stem cells to relieve mouth, face pain
Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 12:31
in Health & Medicine
Research from Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine shows for the first time that a particular type of stem cell, bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs), can suppress orofacial pain rapidly--within one day of treatment--by either IV injection of cells or direct injection of cells to the injured site.