Utility of PDL progenitors for in vivo tissue regeneration: a report of 3 cases.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Periodontal disease is an inflammatory disorder with widespread morbidities involving both oral and systemic health. The primary goal of periodontal treatment is the regeneration of the lost or diseased periodontium. In this study, we retrospectively examined feasibility and safety of reconstructing the periodontal intrabony defects with autologous periodontal ligament progenitor (PDLP) implantation in three patients.

Materials and methods

In this retrospective pilot study, we treated 16 teeth with at least one deep intrabony defect of probing depth (PD) > OR = 6 mm with PDLP transplantation and evaluated clinical outcome measures in terms of probing depth, gingival recession and attachment gain for a duration of 32-72 months. Furthermore, we compare PDLPs with sta

SUBMITTER: Feng F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2848819 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature