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Stimulating Wnt/β-catenin signaling with GSK-3 inhibitors enhances reparative dentinogenesis in damaged teeth. This method promotes dentine repair with native-like composition and localized drug activity, suggesting clinical potential for direct capping.

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  • Regenerative Dentistry
  • Pharmacology

Background:

  • The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway is essential for reparative dentinogenesis, the natural process of dentine formation following tooth damage.
  • Pharmacological stimulation of this pathway can enhance dentine repair in damaged teeth.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the efficacy of small-molecule GSK-3 inhibitors in promoting reparative dentinogenesis in rodent molars.
  • To analyze the chemical composition and structure of newly formed dentine.
  • To assess the localization of drug-induced Wnt/β-catenin signaling activity within the dental pulp.

Main Methods:

  • Administration of GSK-3 inhibitors (CHIR99021 and Tideglusib) to induce Wnt/β-catenin signaling in damaged rat molars.
  • Raman microspectroscopy to compare the chemical composition of newly formed dentine with native dentine and alveolar bone.
  • Quantitative Axin2 gene expression analysis to determine the spatial extent of Wnt signaling activation in dental pulp.

Main Results:

  • GSK-3 inhibitors significantly enhanced reparative dentine formation, repairing damage areas up to 10 times larger than previously observed.
  • Newly formed dentine exhibited carbonate-to-phosphate and mineral-to-matrix ratios similar to native dentine, distinct from alveolar bone.
  • Wnt signaling activation was confined to the coronal pulp tissue at the site of damage, with no detected activity in the root pulp.

Conclusions:

  • Pharmacological activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling effectively promotes significant reparative dentinogenesis with native-like dentine properties.
  • The localized drug action ensures targeted repair, minimizing off-target effects in the dental pulp.
  • This approach holds promise as a clinical direct capping strategy for enhanced tooth repair.