Collagen fascicles produced by the periodontal ligament fibroblasts should then be embedded into those regenerated hard tissues, to rebuild new tissue to support teeth.
Periodontal disease encompasses a range of chronic inflammatory infections that affect the gingiva (gums) and underlying connective tissues and bone that surround and support teeth [ 1- 3].
Periodontal disease is a common, multi- factorial, chronic inflammatory disease that involves degradation of tissues that support teeth, including alveolar bone (jaw bone) (Pihlstrom et al. 2005).
Following tooth extraction, the alveolar bone supporting tooth undergoes constant atrophy [10].
Relapse of the nasal floor width, tipping of the supporting teeth, and an increase in root distance in molars occurred at T3 (P < 0.05).
The periodontium, the supporting teeth apparatus, consists of four tissues, gingival, periodontal ligament, cementum and alveolar bone.
The periodontium that supports teeth displays a tissue structure wherein the alveolar bone (hard tissue surrounding dental roots) is covered by the gingiva (soft tissue), and "true regeneration" thus involves the regeneration of both hard and soft tissues.
Finally, the authors demonstrated that Pb in trabecular bone sockets supporting teeth has been almost totally exchanged with environmental Pb isotopes over a period of 15 years.
However, root-form endosseous dental implants – surgically implantable medical devices aiming to support artificial tooth or group of teeth – have tended to replace the traditional approach.
Despite the moderate level of oral disease, the prevalence of perceived need for problem oriented care and dental check-ups overestimated that of loss of occluding support and tooth mobility, but underestimated that of tooth decay.
