Editorial - Brothers in arms: regenerative biology and dentistry

The eCM special issue on Dental Regenerative Biology concentrates on recent key developments that will probably soon lead to significantly improved dental treatments. Progress in the understanding of the biology and technology involved provides exciting new clinical approaches to repairing and regenerating missing or damaged dental tissues. The application of stem cells has the potential to improve tissue regeneration and the use of significantly improved biomaterials can aid dental tissue healing. This editorial highlights the importance of merging the various biological and technological disciplines in order to obtain novel state-of-the-art products and generating new and original clinical concepts.