Understanding Scarring in the Oral Mucosa
Michelle Griffin, Evan J. Fahy, Megan E. King, Nicholas Guardino, Kellen Chen, Darren Abbas, Christopher V. Lavin, Nestor M. Diaz Deleon, H. Peter Lorenz, Michael T. Longaker, Derrick C. Wan
Abstract
Many characteristics of the oral mucosa have been shown to contribute to decreased scarring, but the specific mechanism(s) is unclear. Advancing our understanding of oral healing may yield therapeutic therapies that can be used to overcome dermal scarring.
Topics & Concepts
Oral mucosaWound healingMedicineProgenitor cellChemokineStem cellImmune systemPathologyBioinformaticsImmunologyBiologyCell biologyWound Healing and TreatmentsDermatologic Treatments and ResearchMesenchymal stem cell research