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Effect of Enamel Matrix Protein Derivative on Healing of Surgical Supra‐Infrabony Periodontal Defects in the Rat Molar: A Histomorphometric Study
Author(s) -
Nemcovsky Carlos E.,
Zahavi Shira,
Moses Ofer,
Kebudi Edmon,
Artzi Zvi,
Beny Leah,
Weinreb Miron
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.2006.050317
Subject(s) - enamel matrix derivative , junctional epithelium , cementum , dentistry , molar , dental cementum , ankylosis , connective tissue , gingival recession , cementogenesis , dental alveolus , gingival sulcus , periodontal fiber , enamel paint , chemistry , medicine , regeneration (biology) , pathology , dentin , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Background: Enamel matrix protein derivative (EMD) has proven to enhance periodontal regeneration in human and animal studies. The present histomorphometric study evaluated healing of combined supra‐infrabony periodontal defects with EMD. Methods: The study comprised two groups of 10 Wistar rats each, 7 to 8 months old. Bony defects were created on the mesial aspect of the mesial root of the first maxillary molar. The root surface was planed and 24% EDTA gel applied for 2 minutes and then rinsed with water. In the study group, EMD was applied, and in the control group, only propylene glycol alginate was applied. Animals were sacrificed 12 weeks after surgery, and block sections were removed, demineralized, and embedded in paraffin. For histomorphometric analysis, three sections from the central area of the defect were selected. Root, surgical defect, epithelial attachment, sulcus, supracrestal connective tissue, ankylosis, and the length and area of new cementum and new bone were measured. Results: No statistically significant differences between the two groups were found for root and defect measures. The remaining parameters were calculated as a percentage of the defect. In the study group, smaller gingival recession ( P = 0.05), deeper gingival sulcus ( P = 0.05), and shorter junctional epithelium ( P = 0.01) were found. New cementum was observed in the study group only ( P = 0.02). Ankylosis was six times larger in the control group but not statistically significant. New bone formation was similar in both groups. Conclusion: Enamel matrix protein derivative enhanced periodontal healing in this model by reducing gingival recession and junctional epithelium along the root surface and enhancing the formation of new cementum.