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ABSTRACT
Citacin sugerida
Human teeth biobank (HTB) is a higher education linked non-profit entity that collects,
stores and administers donated teeth. Such an entity is supported by sanitary, biosafety, Gonzlez LC, suga MV, Torres C, et al. Biobanco de
dientes humanos para investigacin en odontologa.
ethical and legal regulations. The purpose of this article is to describe the creation and
Acta Odontolgica Colombiana [en lnea] 2014,
development of an HTB comprising the biological, ethical, legal and biosafety aspects
[fecha de consulta: dd/mm/aaaa]; 4(1): 9-21.
and the importance of keeping extracted teeth under controlled, reproducible and Disponible desde: http://www.revistas.
standardized conditions that do not affect their structure and properties for specific unal.edu.co/index.php/actaodontocol
academic and research uses. For the creation of this HTB in the School of Dentistry of
the Universidad Nacional de Colombia at Bogot, this process started with a literature
search and analysis after which ethical and national health laws were adopted following Recibido 19 de marzo de 2014
Colombian legislation.
Aprobado 30 de mayo de 2014
KEY WORDS Publicado 30 de junio de 2014
Dentistry, Tooth, Biological Specimens Bank, Storage, and Dental Research.