<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Periodontal regeneration is considered to be biologically possible but clinically unpredictable. In periodontitis, inflammation manifests clinically as loss of supporting periodontal tissues and regeneration of damaged tissue is the main goal of treatment. For decades, periodontists have sought to repair the damage through a variety of surgical procedures, and use of grafting materials and growth factors, and of barrier membranes. Reports have emerged that demonstrate which populations of adult stem cells reside in the periodontal ligaments of humans and other animals. This opens the way for new cell-based therapies for perio-dontal regeneration. This review provides an overview of adult human stem cells and their potential use in perio-dontal regeneration.</p></abstract>

Periodontal regeneration is considered to be biologically possible but clinically unpredictable. In periodontitis, inflammation manifests clinically as loss of supporting periodontal tissues and regeneration of damaged tissue is the main goal of treatment. For decades, periodontists have sought to repair the damage through a variety of surgical procedures, and use of grafting materials and growth factors, and of barrier membranes. Reports have emerged that demonstrate which populations of adult stem cells reside in the periodontal ligaments of humans and other animals. This opens the way for new cell-based therapies for perio-dontal regeneration. This review provides an overview of adult human stem cells and their potential use in perio-dontal regeneration.

Preliminary Findings of α-Actinin-3 Gene Distribution in Elite Turkish Wind Surfers

Üsküdar University, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Istanbul, Turkey

Celal Bayar University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biology, Manisa, Turkey

Marmara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Genetics, Istanbul, Turkey

Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics

Periodontal regeneration is considered to be biologically possible but clinically unpredictable. In periodontitis, inflammation manifests clinically as loss of...

Preliminary Findings of α-Actinin-3 Gene Distribution in Elite Turkish Wind Surfers

Published Online: Oct 03, 2013

Page range: 69 - 72

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjmg-2013-0020

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