A medical implant comprising in components from a tooth (100) and stem cells(136)harvested from at least one tooth. Pluripotent stem cells, other cells, andbiologicconstituents of the dental pulp (part of 124) may be harvested from the dentalpulp ofmammalian teeth, such as unerupted third molars in humans. After the stemcellsare removed and isolated from the other teeth tissue, the hard tooth may begroundinto a base material for the manufacture of a porous matrix into which thepluripotentstem cells, other cells, and biologic constituents of the dental pulp can beadded.Additionally, soft tissue (134) from the harvested tooth may be used as acarrierscaffold for soft tissue applications such as meniscal or cartilage repair.
