Natural graft tissues and synthetic biomaterials for periodontal and alveolar bone reconstructive applications: a review

Abstract Periodontal disease is categorized by the destruction of periodontal tissues. Over the years, there have been several clinical techniques and material options that been investigated for periodontal defect repair/regeneration. The development of improved biomaterials for periodontal tissue e...

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Main Authors: Zeeshan Sheikh, Nader Hamdan, Yuichi Ikeda, Marc Grynpas, Bernhard Ganss, Michael Glogauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Biomaterials Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40824-017-0095-5