Author/Authors :
Gulati, Minkle Departments of Periodontics - Babu Banarasi Das College of Dental Sciences - Babu Banarasi Das University, India , Anand, Vishal Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University - Lucknow - Uttar Pradesh, India , Govila, Vivek Departments of Periodontics - Babu Banarasi Das College of Dental Sciences - Babu Banarasi Das University, India , Jain, Nikil Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Vinayaka Missions Sankarachariyar Dental College - Salem - Tamil Nadu, India , Rastogi, Pavitra Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University - Lucknow - Uttar Pradesh, India , Bahuguna, Rohit Department of Prosthodontics - Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Medical and Dental Sciences - Lucknow - Uttar Pradesh, India , Anand, Bhargavi Department of Prosthodontics - Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Medical and Dental Sciences - Lucknow - Uttar Pradesh, India
Abstract :
Though the fields of regenerative dentistry and tissue engineering have undergone significant
advancements, yet its application to the field of implant-dentistry is lacking; in the sense that
presently the implants are being placed with the aim of attaining osseointegration without giving
consideration to the regeneration of periodontium around the implant. The following article
reveals the clinical benefits of such periodontio-integrated implants and reviews the relevant
scientific proofs. A comprehensive research to provide scientific evidence supporting the
feasibility of periodontio-integrated implants was carried out using various online resources such
as PubMed, Wiley-Blackwell, Elsevier etc., to retrieve studies published between 1980 and 2012
using the following key words: “implant,” “tissue engineering,” “periodontium,” “osseo-integration,”
“osseoperception,” “regeneration” (and their synonyms) and it was found that in the past three
decades, several successful experiments have been conducted to devise “implant supported by the
periodontium” that can maintain form, function and potential proprioceptive responses similar to
a natural tooth. Based on these staunch evidences, the possibility of the future clinical use of such
implant can be strongly stated which would revolutionize the implant dentistry and will be favored
by the patients as well. However, further studies are required to validate the same.
Keywords :
Implant , osseointegration , periodontium , tissue engineering
