Everything You Need to Know about Periodontal Tissue Engineering
Tissue engineering is the use of a combination of suitable biochemical and physicochemical factors, cells, materials methods, and engineering to improve or replace biological tissues. The goal of tissue engineering is to assemble functional constructs that restore, maintain, or repair damaged tissues or entire organs. Examples of engineered tissues are artificial cartilage and artificial skin. Both have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, however, currently, they have limited use in human patients. Periodontal disease is a major public health issue and the development of effective therapies to treat the disease and regenerate periodontal tissue is important. A periodontist is a dentist who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of periodontal disease, as well as in the placement of dental implants. They are also experts in the treatment of oral inflammation. Periodontal regenerative medicine aims to heal damaged periodontal tissue...