Human Periodontal Cells Demonstrate Osteoblast-Like and Fibroblast-Like Characteristics in Tissue Culture

: Clinical research suggests that subpopulations of cells from the periodontium determine the mode of healing after periodontal surgery. However, few studies characterizing cells from the periodontium have been completed. Therefore the phenotypes of cells in the periodontium remain in question. The purpose of this study was to characterize the phenotypes of cells cultured from human periodontium in order to provide insight into healing...