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Long‐Term Benefits of Periodontal Regeneration in Severely Compromised Teeth: A Retrospective Case Series

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Periodontal regeneration (PR) could represent a viable treatment alternative for severely compromised teeth. This case series presents the long‐term benefits of PR with up to 13 years of follow‐up. A total of six teeth in five patients were treated for intrabony defects using PR. The treatment involved the elevation of a mucoperiosteal flap, root instrumentation, and filling the bony defect with bone substitutes. Following PR, a significant reduction in probing depth (PD) was observed (mean 9.5 ± 1.87 mm; p = 0.03) along with a statistically significant gain in clinical attachment level (CAL) (mean 8.33 ± 1.03 mm; p = 0.03). Radiographic bone defect fill at the defect site was also verified (mean 9.67 ± 2.25 mm; p = 0.03). This case series demonstrated that PR led to reduced PD with minimal gingival recession, gain in CAL, and bone fill at defect sites, even in complex periodontal defects extending to the apical portion of the root, over a follow‐up period of up to 13 years, indicating it as an effective and predictable treatment alternative.

Source: Case Reports in Dentistry

DOI: 10.1155/crid/6925321

Authors: James R. Collins, Nathalia Vilela, Claudio M. Pannuti

Institutions: Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, Universidade de São Paulo, University of Florida

Language: English

Topic: Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments

Subfield: Urology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $870