Open AccessCalcium sulfate in periodontics: A time tested versatile alloplast
Author(s) -
Arnav Mukherji,
Saroj Kumar Rath
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of the scientific society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7127
pISSN - 0974-5009
DOI - 10.4103/0974-5009.175447
Subject(s) - periodontology , dentistry , medicine , regeneration (biology) , biomedical engineering , calcium , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Calcium sulfate has multifaceted properties and has versatile use in the field of periodontal practice. Calcium sulfate can function as a resorbable space filler, a resorbable barrier (compatible with guided tissue regeneration principles), as a combination with other bone grafts in intrabony defects and in socket preservation procedures for implant placement. This review is an attempt to shed light on various applications of this bone graft in periodontal regeneration