Jaebum Lee,Andreas Stavropoulos,Cristiano Susin et al.
Jaebum Lee et al.
Several growth and differentiation factors have shown potential as therapeutic agents to support periodontal wound healing/regeneration, although optimal dosage, release kinetics, and suitable delivery systems are still unknown. Experimenta...
Cristina C Villar,David L Cochran
Cristina C Villar
The concept that only fibroblasts from the periodontal ligament or undifferentiated mesenchymal cells have the potential to re-create the original periodontal attachment has been long recognized. Based on this concept, guided tissue regener...
Mark A Reynolds,Mary Elizabeth Aichelmann-Reidy,Grishondra L Branch-Mays
Mark A Reynolds
Bone replacement grafts are widely used to promote bone formation and periodontal regeneration. Conventional surgical approaches, such as open flap debridement, provide critical access to evaluate and detoxify root surfaces as well as estab...
Charles M Cobb,Samuel B Low,Donald J Coluzzi
Charles M Cobb
For many intraoral soft-tissue surgical procedures the laser has become a desirable and dependable alternative to traditional scalpel surgery. However, the use of dental lasers in periodontal therapy is controversial. This article presents ...
Non-surgical chemotherapeutic treatment strategies for the management of periodontal diseases [0.03%]
非手术化疗策略在牙周病治疗中的应用
Joe W Krayer,Renata S Leite,Keith L Kirkwood
Joe W Krayer
Periodontal diseases are initiated by subgingival periodontal pathogens in susceptible periodontal sites. The host immune response toward periodontal pathogens helps to sustain periodontal disease and eventual alveolar bone loss. Numerous a...
Danae A Apatzidou,Denis F Kinane
Danae A Apatzidou
The comparison of the efficacy of surgical and nonsurgical procedures revealed that scaling and root planing alone or in combination with flap procedures are effective methods for the treatment of chronic periodontitis. Also, the consistent...
Frank A Scannapieco
Frank A Scannapieco
David E Jaramillo,Leif K Bakland
David E Jaramillo
The old Boy Scout's motto, "Be Prepared," can be beneficially applied to the management of dental trauma. A large number of dental injuries occur every year, primarily in the 7- to 15-year age group. Preserving the natural dentition during ...
Cecilia Bourguignon,Asgeir Sigurdsson
Cecilia Bourguignon
Traumatic dental and maxillofacial injuries are common occurrences, and affect worldwide approximately 20% to 30% of permanent dentition, often with serious aesthetic, functional, psychological, and economic consequences. With such a high f...
Leena Palomo,J Martin Palomo
Leena Palomo
Three-dimensional imaging offers many advantages in making diagnoses and planning treatment. This article focuses on cone beam CT (CBCT) for making diagnoses and planning treatment in trauma-related cases. CBCT equipment is smaller and less...