European Journal of Dentistry and Medicine1996-3378xxxx-xxxxAcademic Journals Inc.10.3923/ejdm.2012.38.44MahajanAjay KumariBindiya KarolSuneet 3201243Tissue engineering has been defined as the application of principles and methods
of engineering and life science towards fundamental understanding of structure
function relationship in normal and pathological tissue and development of biological
substitute to restore maintain or improve tissue functions. In recent times
theres much hype about the use
of tissue engineering techniques in medicine and dentistry. The present study
focused on the practical implications of using the tissue engineering techniques
in medical and dental treatments and critically evaluates the ground reality
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