Composite fillings associated with a strict caries preventive regimen may play an important role in the survival of restorations placed in high caries risk children.
Decayed deciduous teeth have been usually discarded once the pulp tissue could be damaged and the activity of stem cells compromised. These findings show that stem cells from carious deciduous teeth can be applicable source for cell-based therapies in tissue regeneration.
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