The Bigger Picture: Why Oral Mucosa Heals Better Than Skin

The Bigger Picture: Why Oral Mucosa Heals Better Than Skin

Wound healing is an essential process to restore tissue integrity after trauma. Large skin wounds such as burns often heal with hypertrophic scarring and contractures, resulting in disfigurements and reduced joint mobility. Such adverse healing outcomes are less common in the oral mucosa, which gene...

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Main Authors: Maaike Waasdorp, Bastiaan P. Krom, Floris J. Bikker, Paul P. M. van Zuijlen, Frank B. Niessen, Susan Gibbs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Biomolecules
Subjects:
wound healing
skin
oral
saliva
microbiome
scar
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/11/8/1165

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