“…Investigators have carried out experimental attempts in vitro to induce differentiation of pulp cells by culturing mouse dental papillae in agar microinjected with active molecules (Begue-Kirn, 1992, or more easily by obtaining long-term cultured cells from adult pulps (Tziafas et al, 1988;Bouvier et al, 1990;Veron et al, 1990;Nakashima, 1991Nakashima, , 1992Seux et al, 1991;Liang et al, 1992;Alliot-Licht et al, 1994;Nakashima et al, 1994;Shirakawa et al, 1994) grown on various substrates (collagen, fibronectin, glycosaminoglycans, calcium hydroxide etc.) or in the presence of growth factors (BMPs, TGFfs, EGF).…”