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Article Beyond Traditional Dentistry: How Organoids and Next-Gen Hydrogels Are Redesigning Dental Tissue Regeneration(Elsevier, 2026) Yilmaz-Dagdeviren, Hilal Deniz; Arslan, Yavuz EmreDental tissue regeneration has advanced rapidly with the development of bioengineered hydrogels and organoid technologies. In this review, multifunctional hydrogels are examined as biomimetic platforms with osteoinductive, adhesive, angiogenic, antimicrobial, and immunomodulatory properties tailored to enamel, dentin-pulp complex, periodontal ligament, and alveolar bone repair. Incorporation of bioactive molecules, including growth factors, bioceramics, antioxidants, and immune-modulating agents, has been reported to enhance tissue-specific regeneration while mitigating infection and inflammation. Stimuli-responsive designs have been utilized to enable spatiotemporally controlled delivery and degradation. Immunomodulatory hydrogels also have been shown to direct macrophage polarization, regulate T-cell infiltration, and promote matrix remodeling. Furthermore, organoid models supported by hydrogels have been employed to replicate dental tissue architecture, guide lineage-specific differentiation, and provide reproducible, physiologically relevant platforms for drug screening and developmental studies. Emerging strategies such as microfluidic organoid-on-chip systems and mechanically stimulated cultures are noted for their potential to provide more physiologically relevant models. Early clinical studies involving hydrogel-based scaffolds and stem cell constructs are discussed, indicating growing translational potential. Overall, these developments highlights that how advanced hydrogels and organoid systems can contribute to a shift from conventional restorative methods toward tissue engineering-based regenerative therapies.Article Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 3Unveiling Bone and Dental Regeneration Potential of Quince Seed Mucilage-Nanohydroxyapatite Scaffolds in Rabbit Mandibles(Wiley, 2025) Genc, Cigdem Cetin; Yilmaz-Dagdeviren, Hilal Deniz; Deniz, Yesim; Derkus, Burak; Degirmenci, Alpin; Arslan, Yavuz EmreDonor-side morbidity of autografting for maxillofacial region defect regeneration has directed attention to bioengineered scaffolds. Composite scaffolds that mimic the bone extracellular matrix (ECM) are the potential candidates for defect reconstruction. Herein, a plant-based regenerative hydrogel, quince seed mucilage (QSM), was enriched with the nanohydroxyapatite (nHAp) particles to construct composite scaffolds (QSM/nHAp). The emerging scaffold is able to induce cellular spheroid formation and regenerate the critical-sized bilateral mandibular defects in rabbits. The macroscopic observations, histochemical (HC) and immunohistochemical (IHC) stainings, mu-computer tomography (CT) scanning, quantitative real time-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analyses, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) imaging revealed that all QSM/nHAp scaffolds were swelled with host blood, filled the whole cavity, and sustained cellular infiltration without adverse reactions. The gradual biodegradation profile of the scaffolds improved bone regeneration by releasing nHAp particles from the scaffold. Strikingly, co-development of dental and bone regeneration was observed for all QSM/nHAp groups beginning after day 21. Moreover, QSM/nHAp scaffolds induced expression (> 2-fold) of bone and dental-related gene and protein expressions at the grafted area and sustained a proper platform for maxillofacial remodeling. Therefore, we strongly believe that such biocompatible plant-based constructs, compared with conventional medical devices used in maxillofacial surgery, could support and induce simultaneous bone and dental regeneration due to the intrinsic dynamics of the material.