Establishment of a Primary Culture System of Human Periodontal Ligament Cells that Differentiate into Cementum Protein 1-expressing Cementoblast-like Cells

Background/Aim: A better understanding of cementogenesis and cementoblast differentiation would be useful for periodontal therapy. The aim of this study was to establish a cell culture system that reflects cementum formation in periodontal tissue and determine whether or not isolated and cultured primary human periodontal ligament (PDL) cells could be used for the study of the differentiation of cementoblast. Materials and Methods: PDL cells...