Tissue Engineering for Improving Periodontal Phenotype

ABSTRACT

Tissue engineering is a new field whereby healing and regeneration is manipulated for an improved result. There are two main approaches. The first is to use tissue engineering as an approach to repair the recession defect. The second is to augment the soft and hard tissue in preparation of teeth for orthodontic movements. From this review, clinicians will be able to appreciate some new strategies for the correction of recession defects.

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Cherissa Chong

Cherissa Chong, DMD, MS, is a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics and the American Board of Periodontology. She is in private practice in Saratoga, Calif.

Conflict of Interest Disclosure: None reported.

Yung-Ting Hsu

Yung-Ting Hsu, DDS, MDSc, MS, is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and is a clinical assistant professor, department of graduate periodontology at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, and an adjunct clinical assistant professor, department of periodontics and oral medicine at the University of Michigan.

Conflict of Interest Disclosure: None reported.

Paul Y. Lee

Paul Y. Lee, DDS, is in private practice in Cupertino, Calif.

Conflict of Interest Disclosure: None reported.

Richard T. Kao

Richard T. Kao, DDS, PhD, is a clinical professor at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Dentistry and is in private practice in Cupertino, Calif.

Conflict of Interest Disclosure: None reported.