Actualización sobre el uso de los factores de crecimiento y proteínas en el tratamiento regenerativo periodontal (I)
- García de la Fuente, A.M.
- Estefanía Cundín, E.
- Aguirre Zorzano, L.A.
ISSN: 1131-8821
Year of publication: 1999
Volume: 9
Issue: 5
Pages: 341-354
Type: Article
More publications in: Periodoncia: Sociedad Española de Periodoncia
Abstract
Healing in periodontal defect following flap surgery is a more complex process. In the last 20 years, a lot of research has been done to achive a complete restoration in structure and function of the periodontal tissues (periodontal regeneration) as a result of periodontal surgery. Recently, a number of biological response modifiers which regulate cell proliferation, motility and attachment have been discovered and characterized. The application of these proteins and growth factors may support periodontal regeneration. This article will now explain and review the growth factors, the bone morphogenetic proteins and other enamel derivative proteins that may play an important role in periodontal regeneration.