TABLE 8.

Application of DFSCs in bone tissue repair.

Cell type	Material/scaffold	Experimental model	Experimental subject	Results and conclusions	References
DFSCs	NAC	Alveolar bone defect	rat	It has the potential to enhance the osteogenic differentiation ability. It enriches genes associated with the “developmental process”, decreases the intracellular ROS levels, and strengthens the antioxidant capacity	Meng et al. (2022)
DFSCs	HOTAIRM1	Skull defect	rat	Regulating the demethylation of H3K27 promotes osteogenic differentiation of DFSCs and shows stronger ALP activity and mineralized nodule formation ability under hypoxic conditions	Chen et al. (2023)

DFSCs, Dental follicle stem cells; NAC, N-acetylcysteine; ROS, reactive oxygen species; ALP, alkaline phosphatase.