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Pratibha PK
India
Review Article
Mucosal Substitutes for Periodontal Soft Tissue Regeneration
Author(s): Swati Gupta, Pratibha PK and Richa GuptaSwati Gupta, Pratibha PK and Richa Gupta
Periodontal plastic surgery would be defined as the surgical procedures performed to prevent or correct anatomic, developmental, and traumatic or disease induced defects of the gingiva, alveolar mucosa or bone. The introduction of oral mucosal equivalents also called as mucosal substitutes or mucosal fillers, composed of the structured triad of scaffold, cells and signaling molecules could be considered the essence or a culmination of the notion of periodontal regeneration. For the purpose of soft tissue augmentation, various mucogingival surgical procedures that are usually performed are: connective tissue grafts (gold standard) and its modifications, lateral pedicle flap, free gingival grafts, semilunar flaps, coronally positioned flaps. Several mucosal substitutes have been fabricated and tried with varying results. Tissue engineer.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-1122.1000327