Periodontal Regeneration Flashcards
New attachment
New attachment involves the embedding of new PDL fibers into new cementum and attachment of the gingival epithelium to a tooth surface previously denuded by disease
Reattachment
Reattachment is the reunion of epithelial and connective tissue with a root surface and refers to repair in areas of the root not previously exposed to the pocket such as after surgical detachment of tissues, traumatic tears of cementum, tooth fractures
Bone fill
Does not address presence or absence of new cementum, PDL, or alveolar bone histologically!
Refers to clinical assessment (Probe resistance and radiodensity)
Biodegradable vs Bioresorbable vs Bioabsorbable
Biodegradable refers to degrading WITHOUT PROOF OF ELIMINATION
Bioresorbable refers to degradation with ELIMINATION THROUGH NATURAL PATHWAYS (metabolism)
Bioabsorbable refers to DISSOLVING in body fluids with no enzymatic degredation required
What is GTR?
a surgical procedure with the goal of gaining new bone, cementum, and PDL attachment to a periodontally diseased tooth with the use of barrier membranes.
Karring et al. 1980a and b
No barrier used - gingival contact caused resorption - No CT attachment (bone and gingiva fail to induce CT attachment)
What was the first GTR in human?
Nyman et al. 1982b
Nyman et al. 1982a and b
used Milipore filter membrane
New cementum inserted collagen fibers at apical end
CT adhesion with no new cementum at coronal
Gottlow et al. 1984
Milipore filter VS Flap alone
Milipore filter had considerably more attachment
What functions do the barrier membrane provide?
Space Maintenance
Epithelial Exclusion
Wound Stabilization
How many cell types are competing for the healing space in GTR?
What are they?
5 Epithelial cells Connective Tissue Fibroblasts Alveolar bone cells PDL cells Cementoblasts
What happens to an exposed root surface when it is repopulated with different cell types?
Caffesse & Becker 1991
Epithelial: Long junctional epithelium
Connective tissue: root resorption
Osseous: ankylosis
PDL: regenerated attachment
Why is Nyman 1982 a landmark study for GTR?
Proof of new cementum formation with inserting collagen fibers 3mo after GTR
Showed concept of excluding soft tissue (CT and epi) to allow multipotent PDL stem cells to form new attachment
Wang & Boyapati 2006
PASS Principle for predictable GBR (GTR)
Primary wound closure
Angiogenesis
Space maintenance/creation
Stability of the wound
What do each principal of PASS provide?
Primary wound closure: facilitate tissue maturation
Angiogenesis: cells which release growth factors/cytokines/undifferentiated cells to repopulate
Space: bone graft/membranes/CAF/tenting screws - space for bone formation
Stability: necessary for wound healing/clot formation/barrier fixation
How many methods of regeneration are there? what are they?
5
Interdental denudation Coronally Advanced Flap Grafts GTR (Membrane) Biologic Agents
What biomaterials are used in GTR?
Membranes
Grafts
Biologic agents
What options are there for Non-Resorbable Membranes?
Cellulose Ester Millipore Filter ePTFE (Gore-Tex) dPTFE Titanium-reinforced ePTFE Titanium Mesh
What does e/dPTFE stand for
Expanded/Dense Polytetrafluoroethylene
Pore size of Cellulose Ester Millipore Filter
0.22µm
Pore sice for ePTFE
0.45µm
Pore size for dPTFE
0.2µm
For Non-resorbable membranes - why do we get a thin layer of soft tissue on the inside of the membrane?
Foreign body reaction
Micro-movement induced fibrous encapsulation
What characteristics are membranes made based on?
Biocompatibility Maintaining Vascularity Cell occlusion (Epi/CT) Tissue Integration Cell: Migration, Attachment, Proliferation, Differentiation at membrane substratum Bacterial resistance Space-making capability Clinical handeling
What function(s) to pours provide?
Tissue integration (mechanical support) Bacterial resistance (smaller pour size = less bacteria)
What classical study used an ePTFE membrane? Description/Results?
Dahlin et al. 1990
7 Monkeys - healing of Max and Mand bone defects
Bio-inert ePTFE with pour size too small for Epi/CT cells (but not bacteria***) created a secluded environment for osteogenesis to take place.
How many borders does an ePTFE membrane have? What are they and what do they do?
2
Coronal (clot formation, collagen fiber penetration, delay epi migration)
Occlusal (cell occlusion, space maintenance)
What is the downside of ePTFE? Citation
Larger pour size allows for bacterial invasion
Lang et al. 1994 found 30-40% membrane exposure associated bacterial infection
Name 2 studies that discuss impact of pore size in ePTFE
What do they say?
Larger pore size of ePTFE may allow bacteria to penetrate easier and be the reason for the greater infection rate vs dPTFE
Selvig et al. 1990
Lang et al. 1994 - 30-40% exposure associated infection
When should a Titanium-reinforced ePTFE be used? Citation
Wide and/or Non-supportive defects
Cortellini et al. 2000
When should Titanium Mesh be used
More for GBR
What studies investigated the effect of pore size on GTR?
Zellin & Lindhe 1996
Wikesjo et al. 2003
What study compared pore sizes in non-resorbable membranes?
Test 3 different pore sizes
20-25µm and 100µm group had increased rate of osteogenesis vs 8µm
(higher permeability and tissue integration)
Zellin & Lindhe 1996
Wikesjo et al. 2003
Tissue occlusion does not appear to be a critical determinant, but may be a requirement for GTR