Tissue engineering in periodontology: Biological mediators for periodontal regeneration

Daniela Carmagnola, Gaia Pellegrini, Claudia Dellavia, Lia Rimondini, Elena Varoni

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Abstract

Teeth and the periodontal tissues represent a highly specialized functional system. When periodontal disease occurs, the periodontal complex, composed by alveolar bone, root cementum, periodontal ligament, and gingiva, can be lost. Periodontal regenerative medicine aims at recovering damaged periodontal tissues and their functions by different means, including the interaction of bioactive molecules, cells, and scaffolds. The application of growth factors, in particular, into periodontal defects has shown encouraging effects, driving the wound healing toward the full, multi-tissue periodontal regeneration, in a precise temporal and spatial order. The aim of the present comprehensive review is to update the state of the art concerning tissue engineering in periodontology, focusing on biological mediators and gene therapy.

Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)241-257
Numero di pagine17
RivistaInternational Journal of Artificial Organs
Volume42
Numero di pubblicazione5
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 1 mag 2019

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