Study Reveals Possibility of Bone Regeneration
Study Reveals Possibility of Periodontal Bone Regeneration Current therapies to reverse tissue damage caused by periodontitis are limited. This is because many treatments are unable to restore both hard and soft tissues that have been lost due to this inflammatory
Study Reveals Possibility of Bone Regeneration
Current therapies to reverse tissue damage caused by periodontitis are limited. This is because many treatments are unable to restore both hard and soft tissues that have been lost due to this inflammatory disease. However, a new study titled “Proresolving Nanomedicines Activate Bone Regeneration in Periodontitis” explores how the use of proresolving nanomedicines—which quell inflammation and improve wound healing—may help the regeneration of hard and soft tissue lost to periodontitis. The Journal of Dental Research published the study online in November.
To test this theory, the research team used proresolving nanomedicines containing a novel lipoxin analog (anti-inflammatory agent) in Hanford miniature pigs. The researchers found that the therapy was effective not only at promoting new bone formation and regeneration, but also at significantly reducing inflammation. These findings warrant further study, but demonstrate that proresolving nanomedicines are a potential therapy for the treatment of bone loss caused by inflammatory diseases, such as periodontitis.
Hygiene Connection E-Newsletter
December 2014
