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. 2019 Jul 8;7:e7271. doi: 10.7717/peerj.7271

Table 3. Comparison of various printed dental scaffolds in several in vitro and in vivo studies.

Authors Materials Strategies Evidence Model of study Periods Effects
Kim et al. (2010) PCL/HA (Infused SDF1- and BMP7-loaded collagen) FDM In vivo 22 male (12-week-old) Sprague-Dawley rats: 1 Rat’s dorsum subcutaneous pouches for human mandibular molar scaffolds, 2 right mandibular central incisor for rat central incisor teeth 9 weeks A putative periodontal ligament and new bone regenerate at the interface of rat incisor scaffold with native alveolar bone by cell homing.
Lee et al. (2014) PCL/HA 100 um, 300 um, 600 um. FDM In vitro In vivo 1 DPSCs, 2 PDLSCs, 3 ABSCs. The dorsum’s mid-sagittal plane for 10-week-old immunodeficient mice (Harlan) 4 weeks DPSC-seeded multiphase scaffolds yield aligned PDL-like collagen fibers. The fibers inserted into bone sialoprotein-positive bone-like tissue and putative cementum matrix protein 1-positive/dentin sialophosphoprotein-positive dentin/cementum tissues.
Xue et al. (2013) Alginate/ gelatin Hydrogel extrusion In vitro hDPCs Self-defined shaped 3D constructs are printed and achieve the cell viability of 87%.
Jensen et al. (2014) PCL FDM In vitro hDPCs S3 weeks The HT-PCL scaffold promotes cell migration and osteogenic differentiation.
Rasperini et al. (2015) PCL SLS In vivo Clinical case on a periodontitis patient‘s canine. 13 months The case demonstrated a 3-mm gain of clinical attachment and partial root coverage. However, the scaffold became exposed at the 13th month.
Cho et al. (2016) PCL, collagen I gel FDM Ex vivo PDLSCs seeded PCL was placed on tooth root surface defect. 6 weeks The new mineralized tissue layer seen in BMP-7 treated samples expressed cementum protein 1 (CEMP1)
Jung, Lee & Cho (2016) PEG, PCL, cell-laden Alginate Hydrogel extrusion and FDM In vitro Multiple-layer bioprinting teeth was fabricated with a frame, two kinds of cell-laden hydrogel and a support.