A simple and established method of tissue culture of human gingival fibroblasts for gingival augmentation

Folia Histochem Cytobiol. 2008;46(1):117-9. doi: 10.2478/v10042-008-0017-4.

Abstract

Recent advances in tissue engineering technology suggest its application in different medical fields, including periodontology. There are some reports of new non-enzymatic methods of isolating human gingival fibroblast for short-time cultivation in vitro to be used in autologous gingival augmentation. The aim of this study was to obtain a simple and established method of culturing human gingival fibroblasts. The authors developed a recurrent method that can be successfully used in autologous gingival augmentation.

MeSH terms

  • Cell Culture Techniques / methods*
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Fibroblasts / cytology*
  • Gingiva / cytology*
  • Humans