Open AccessGuided tissue regeneration in communicating periodontal and endodontic lesions - A hope for the hopeless!
Author(s) -
Rohini Mali,
Priya Lele,
Vishakha ...
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.92582
Subject(s) - medicine , periodontology , dentistry , periodontal surgery , regeneration (biology) , buccal administration , furcation defect , orthodontics , molar , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
The use of guided tissue regeneration (GTR) has become a standard of care in Periodontology. GTR using membrane barriers and/or bone grafting materials has also been used in periapical surgery. However, the application of the GTR principle, particularly in communicating endodontic-periodontal lesions with loss of the buccal cortical plate, is a very challenging task, with very few reported human clinical studies. An interdisciplinary approach, combining endodontic and periodontal (surgical) procedures can save a tooth in the long run that has been defined as hopeless at the preliminary stage of treatment.